Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) after a man was left with facial injuries following a fight outside a pub in Eastwood, near Nottingham.
Officers were called to The Lady Chatterley around 11.40pm on Saturday night, following reports of an altercation outside the venue. The incident occurred after a day of very warm weather during the bank holiday weekend, which saw pubs and gardens across the Midlands packed with punters.
Upon arrival, police found a man with what they described as 'nasty' facial injuries. Within minutes, officers located a suspect nearby, who was found to be in possession of cocaine. The 34-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing class A drugs.
This morning, police arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Both suspects were being questioned by detectives on Sunday afternoon.
Detective Sergeant Nathan Bingham, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: 'Within minutes of responding to this report, we discovered a man with a nasty facial injury and arrested a suspect nearby. Due to this incident taking place at the location and time it did – on a busy Saturday night – we believe there will have been people who witnessed it. As such, we'd appeal for anyone who saw what happened to get in touch with us immediately, as they may be able to assist our ongoing investigation.'
Officers have appealed for anyone who was in or around the pub at the time and witnessed the incident to come forward and assist with the investigation.
