Appeal for witnesses to serious Southampton assault

Did you witness a serious assault in Cedar Road, Southampton at around 4.12pm on Monday (6 February)?

A 31-year-old man had been hit over the head with a brick and was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

We believe two men and another woman were with the victim immediately before the assault took place.

They are described as:

-A man aged 25 to 30, 6ft to 6ft 2ins tall, mixed race, slim build, with grown out afro-Caribbean hair and wearing a florescent orange jacket with straight leg dark jeans

-A man aged 25 to 30, 5ft 10ins to 6ft tall, Black, athletic build, with short hair and wearing a black jacket with red trim around the hood and dark trousers

-A woman aged 25 to 30, 5ft 5ins to 5ft 7ins tall, White, skinny build, with dark, long hair loosely tied back, wearing blue jeans and a dark coloured top and riding a bike

Did you see what happened?

Do you know the people described above, or were you involved?

Do you have dash cam, CCTV, mobile or ring doorbell footage of the moments before or after this incident?

Did you see where the two men and woman went after being with the injured man?

Please contact us on 101 or report online via our website, quoting 44230050780.

Alternatively you can report anonymously via the Crimestoppers charity through their website or by calling 0800 555 111.