CCTV images released following assault in Guildhall Square.

Do you recognise this man? We’d like to speak to him after a 22 year-old woman was assaulted at Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square at around 3:30am on Saturday 16 September.

It was reported that the victim intervened after a man attempted to punch a 19 year-old woman. The victim was assaulted by the man and was left with a broken finger and chipped tooth.

We’ve been carrying out various enquiries in the area and are now in a position where we can release these CCTV images.

The man we would like to speak to is described as:

• White.
• Aged in his late teens or early twenties.
• He is 5ft 9ins tall and of average build.
• He has brown hair and is clean shaven.
• He was wearing a black long sleeve top with a zip section at the top and a white strip on the chest with a logo on the right side of the chest, dark blue jeans, and black shoes with white soles.

If you have any information that could help us with our investigation please call 101 quoting 44230377875.

Alternatively, you can also report to us by calling Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111

As part of our work to address violence against women and girls in Portsmouth’s night-time economy our licensing team, in partnership with neighbourhood officers and the City Council, regularly visit pubs, bars and other venues in Portsmouth to create a safer space for customers. Part of this work involves engaging with members of staff, including door staff, to help them spot the signs of someone who is vulnerable, being abused or in need of help, and provide venues with training and a toolkit so that they can take practical steps to make a safer environment.

If you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or vulnerable then please approach staff or security staff at any of our licensed venues, patrolling officers or our street pastors who are also in the Guildhall Walk area on Friday and Saturday nights. You can also visit South Central Ambulance Service’s Safe Space, which will be based at the Civic Offices, opposite the Guildhall, between 10pm and 3am on Friday and Saturday evenings.