Crawley Assault Witnesses Sought

Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an assault took place in The Boulevard, Crawley on Monday 25 May.

Police were called to the scene at around 10.20pm.

It was reported that a man described as wearing a blue and white top and blue tracksuit bottoms assaulted a 50-year-old man in the street.

The victim suffered injuries to his head and attended hospital for treatment.

A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent and held in police custody.

On 27 May, Archie Gates, 29, of no fixed address was charged with the same offence.

He appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court the same day and was remanded into custody until his next court appearance on 24 June.

Officers are continuing to investigate and encourage anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has relevant information such as CCTV or mobile footage to report it to us.

Reports can be made online or by calling 101 and quoting serial 1868 of 25/05.