Police are investigating a mindless assault which occurred in Old Town, earlier this evening, ruining a young mans Christmas.
The assault happened in Victoria Road, near to Longs bar, at approximately 7.10pm.
The man in his 20s, has been taken to the Great Western Hospital suffering from a head injury.
Det Sgt Scott Anger, from Swindon CID, said: “We are at the very early stages of this investigation, however, what we do know is that multiple people were involved in the disorder and one man has been injured.
“We are in the process of obtaining all available CCTV footage so we can ascertain exactly what happened and identify those responsible.
“We already have a number of witnesses to the incident identified and we will be making contact with them to gather statements to help progress our enquiries.
“I’d urge anyone who may have been involved or anyone who witnessed the incident who has not already contacted police to please do so.”
No arrests have been made at this stage.
If you are able to help police with their enquires please call 101 and quote log number 329 of 21 December.
