A MAN suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked in a Northfleet alleyway in broad daylight.
The 45-year-old local man was walking up an alleyway between Seymour Road and Wycliffe Row when he was set upon.
Minutes earlier the victim had a left a pub in Perry Street.
He sustained a fractures to his cheakbones, nose and jaw following the assault between 4.40pm and 5pm on Sunday, May 5.
He also sustained damage to his right eye and currently remains in hospital undergoing treatment.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Richard Debnam of Kent Police, said: “This was a nasty and vicious assault that has left the victim seriously injured.
“We will not tolerate violence and are asking anybody who saw anything leading up to or after the assault, or who witnessed the attack itself, to get in touch.”
Detectives are appealing for anybody with information about the assault to call Kent Police’s non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference XY/13767/13.
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