02/12/2024

Police Appeal After Assault in Belfast City Centre

Police are appealing for information following an assault in Belfast city centre on Sunday, 1st December.

The incident occurred in the Cornmarket area at approximately 3.40am. Two men in their 20s were assaulted by two unknown men. Both victims sustained facial injuries and required hospital treatment.
News Image
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the two suspects. They are described as white men in their 20s, both around six foot tall and of medium build. One suspect was wearing a black buttoned top and dark shoes, with short dark hair and a dark beard. The other suspect was wearing a light-coloured two-tone coat, black jeans, and black trainers, also with short dark hair.

Enquiries into this incident are ongoing and police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the assault, or has any information to contact officers on 101 quoting reference 325 01/12/24.

Alternatively, a report can be made using the online reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport

Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

23 June 2016
Police Officers Disciplined For Failing To Tell Doctor About Woman's Head Injuries
Two police officers have been disciplined after they failed to let their colleagues and a police doctor know that a woman had sustained a head injury, a Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded. The woman died from bleeding to the brain on 24 February 2014, the day after she suffered the injury.
11 November 2024
Renewed Appeal For Information On Missing Man
Police in Coleraine are renewing their appeal for public assistance in locating 20-year-old Lester McLennan, who has been missing for a week. Lester was last seen boarding a bus to the Giant's Causeway area from Belfast at approximately 9:30 AM on Friday, November 1st.
14 May 2024
PSNI Condemns 'Shameful Attacks' On Police Officers In Lurgan
The PSNI have condemned the "shameful attacks" on police officers as they responded to a domestic assault report in Lurgan. Officers were responding to a call for assistance to a domestic assault report in the early hours of Saturday, 11th May.
19 March 2024
Appeal Following Serious Assault And Robbery In Antrim
PSNI detectives have issued an appeal for information and witnesses after a man was assaulted and robbed in Antrim during the early hours of Monday, 18 March. The 26-year-old was walking in an alleyway adjacent to Seacash Drive at around 3.50am when he was approached by two men.
06 March 2019
Man Charged Over Vehicle Hijacking In L'Derry
Police investigating the hijacking of a vehicle in L'Derry have charged a man with a number of offences. The 26-year-old is accused of common assault, driving whilst unfit and using a motor vehicle without insurance, in relation to a hijacking in the city on Monday 04 March. He is due to appear at L'Derry Magistrates Court today, 06 March.