A teenager was left with facial injuries after a Pirate Day attack, Sussex Police said this afternoon (Tuesday 6 August).
The force said: “Police are appealing for witnesses and information after young people were assaulted in Hastings town centre.
“The group were walking from the Old Town to the New Town in the early hours of Monday 22 July, following the Pirate Day celebrations.
“At 1am they walked through the underpass westwards towards the New Town area.
“In Wellington Place they were approached by a larger group of young people who assaulted them without warning.
“The victim’s group were assaulted, and one victim, a 19-year-old man, was assaulted and sustained facial fractures.
“Officers are investigating and want any witnesses to come forward.
“It includes anyone who may have been in the area at the time, anyone in the area with CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage and anyone who saw what happened.
“Information can be reported to Sussex Police online or on 101 by quoting serial 251 of 22/07.”
