Appeal for information following serious assault in Walton

We are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Walton last night, Friday 20 December.

At around 11.20pm, it was reported that a man aged in his 20s was assaulted by a male outside The Black Horse pub on County Road.

The victim went home, but was later taken to hospital by paramedics where he remains in a critical condition.

A cordon remains at the scene of the assault this morning and officers are in the area to carry out CCTV and house-to-house enquiries.

Detective Inspector Dave Jones said: “This is a serious assault that has sadly left a young man in hospital in a critical condition.

“Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing as we try to establish the circumstances of what happened.

“We are determined to find the male responsible and we are appealing for anyone with information to please come forward.

“If you were in the area last night and saw what happened or have any information, let us know as a matter of urgency.

“If you live in the area or were driving past at the time, I’d ask you to review your CCTV or dashcam footage to see if you captured anything that could help our investigation.”

If you have any information, you can DM @MerPolCC or call 101, quoting reference number 24001069312 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.