Colchester: Appeal to identify witness car after taxi driver assault

Detectives investigating an assault which left a taxi driver with a fractured skull are releasing an image of a car whose driver they want to speak to as a witness.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of GBH in connection with the assault in Brinkley Grove at around 1.50am on Saturday 2 November.

The taxi driver was taken to hospital but has since been released.

Officers now want to identify the driver of a white car which drove past The Gilberd School from Highclere Road onto Brinkley Grove Road at around 1.40am on the same day.

We believe they may be a witness and we are keen to speak to them.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote the crime reference number 42/166124/24.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

Visit our website to find out more about our online reporting services.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

A second man has been arrested in connection with an assault which left with a taxi driver with a fractured skull.

It was reported the victim, a man in his 40s, had been found injured in Brinkley Grove Road at around 1.50am on Saturday 2 November.

He was taken to hospital where was treated for a fractured skull and bleed on the brain, however, thankfully, he has since been released home.

On Tuesday 5 November a 21 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent after attending Colchester Police Station.

He has been released on bail until 23 January.

Another man arrested over the weekend has also since been released on bail until 23 January.

We are continuing our enquiries and appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote the crime reference number 42/166162/24.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our online reporting services.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

We are investigating an assault which has left a taxi driver with a serious head injury in Colchester.

It was reported the victim, a man in his 40s, had been found injured in Brinkley Grove Road at around 1.50am on Saturday 2 November.

He has been taken to hospital where he is being treated for a fractured skull and bleed on the brain.

We are looking to identify two men, aged between 20 and 25, slim, and between 5ft 5ins and 5ft 9ins tall.

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote the crime reference number 42/166162/24.

You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

Visit our website to find out more about our online reporting services.

If you would like to make an anonymous report you can contact independent charity @Crimestoppers, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

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