Woman seriously injured after ‘nasty’ assault in Peterborough
Police have encouraged witnesses to come forward with any information A woman in her 20s suffered serious injuries following a “nasty” assault. Cambridgeshire Police said the attack took place between 5:10 GMT and 5.40 on Saturday in Church Walk, off Broadway, in Peterborough city centre.
She was taken to Peterborough Hospital where she was treated for serious injuries and later discharged. A man, 51, from Peterborough was arrested after the attack and has been released on bail. A scene was cordoned off in Broadway and a short section of the road was closed.
Detective Sergeant Sarah Morgan asked witnesses to get in contact and said: “This was a nasty and sustained assault which left a young woman in hospital.” She added: “We have CCTV which shows a group of people walking along Church Walk. We do not think any of them were involved but they could have information crucial to our investigation.”
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