Woman punched in face by man who also thumps male recording Portsmouth incident
A woman was punched in the face by a man who them thumped a male recording the incident in Fratton.
A woman in her 30s was hit in the face by a man near the pedestrian crossing outside of The Gym Group on Rodney Road between 9pm and 11pm on Sunday 22 March.
The attacker then also punched a man who had reportedly been filming the incident, on the opposite side of the road.
He was reported to have entered the road on both foot and bicycle, causing several vehicles, including a white convertible Audi, a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a Tesco delivery van to stop or swerve to avoid him.
Police said: “An investigation has been launched and as part of their enquiries, officers have arrested a 28-year-old man from Portsmouth on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault. He remains in police custody at this time.
“If you witnessed this incident, or have any information which could assist our investigation, including dashcam, CCTV, doorbell or mobile phone footage, please report this to us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101, quoting 44260138160, or submit information at: www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
Alternatively, people can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.