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12/05/2010
'Unprovoked Attack' Leaves Soldier Critical
A 22-year-old soldier who recently returned from Afghanistan has been described as being in a critical condition after being assaulted.
The attack took place on Teeside after the victim had been visiting family in Eston on Tuesday.
Police reported that he had been punched to the ground in an "unprovoked attack" and has a serious head injury as a result. They are currently working to trace two men seen running from the scene near the Eston Institute at 6.40pm.
The men are believed to be in their early 20s. One reportedly wearing a grey hooded top and the other a white tracksuit top.
(BMcN/BMcC)
The attack took place on Teeside after the victim had been visiting family in Eston on Tuesday.
Police reported that he had been punched to the ground in an "unprovoked attack" and has a serious head injury as a result. They are currently working to trace two men seen running from the scene near the Eston Institute at 6.40pm.
The men are believed to be in their early 20s. One reportedly wearing a grey hooded top and the other a white tracksuit top.
(BMcN/BMcC)
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