A man was hospitalised with facial injuries after a reported assault outside a pub

Cumbria police said it happened at around 10.20pm on Tangier Street, Whitehaven, outside The Tavern on October 27.

The reported victim, a man in his 50s, suffered facial injuries to the left-hand side of his face, and was taken to West Cumberland Hospital.

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A 58-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and released on police bail.

Cumbria police said they are seeking any potential witnesses to the incident.

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Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 253 of October 27, 2024.

You can also phone on 101.

Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."