Man injured in Exeter pub assault

Police are seeking witnesses to an assault at an Exeter pub which left a man with serious facial injuries.

The victim, a 25-year-old Exeter man, became involved in an altercation with another man within The Sorry Head pub in Blackboy Road.

He was then struck in the face with a pint glass by the man and suffered serious facial injuries. A female customer was also injured in the face by flying glass.

The male offender was ejected from the pub and ran from the scene.

A woman also fled the pub and the pair made off in the direction of St Anne’s roundabout.

The assault took place on the night of Saturday 3 October into the early hours of the next day – the same evening as the Scotland v South Africa Rugby World Cup match.

Police are seeking the pair and have released a description of them in the hope that the public may be able to identify them.

The man is white, aged 30-35, and around 5ft 7ins tall. He had a chubby face and short dirty blond hair. He was wearing a light coloured shirt and dark blue jeans.

The woman is also white, aged between 28 and 35, of slim build with long brown curly hair. She was wearing a short dress, possibly with a floral pattern, and high heels.

Police are appealing to anyone who recognises the description and for anyone who witnessed the assault to contact them.

Please call police on 101 or email 101@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk quoting crime reference CR/068951/15.