Detectives investigating a mass fight on Exmouth seafront in May have released an e-fit of a man they believe could help the police probe.
The emergency services were called to the seafront on May 26 after a teenager was knocked unconscious and a man suffered a broken jaw amid a mass brawl near the clocktower.
Detectives are keen to identify a man described as a white male, believed to be in his early 20s, with dark cropped hair, around 5ft 9in to 5ft 10in tall, of a lean build.
Do you know this man? Detectives believe he could have information about a mass fight on Exmouth seafront where a teenager was knocked unconscious and a man suffered a broken jaw. Image: D&C Police.
Police hope the release of an e-fit image will prompt the public to help detectives identify a man they are keen to speak to in connection to the fight.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesperson said: “Detectives have issued an e-fit image of a man they wish to identify and talk to in connection with an assault on Exmouth seafront.
“On the evening of Tuesday 26 May, a fight took place between two groups of males on Queen’s Drive and the Esplanade.
“An 18-year-old man was assaulted against a car and knocked unconscious. Another man suffered a broken jaw following a punch in the same fight.
“As part of police enquiries, investigating officers have released an e-fit image of an individual they would like to trace.
“Officers have made a number of enquiries and are now appealing to the public for help in identifying the man.”
The seafront brawl broke out near the clocktower and eyewitnesses at the time reported seeing a large group of teenagers fighting and youths covered in blood on their beachwear and towels.
The emergency services were called at 7.40pm after four people were injured.
Police at the time said two 18-year-old men suffered serious facial injuries and were taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. A teenage girl and a man in his 40s were left with minor injuries.
If you have information to help police, report it through the force website, or call 101 and 101 quoting 50260133550. Or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
