POLICE have released CCTV footage of an assault near a Cleethorpes nightspot.
Humberside Police detectives have just released the footage from the assault in February – which can be viewed below – in the hope the public can identify the offender.
The incident happened close to After Dark, Sea Road, Cleethorpes at about 4.15am on Sunday, February 26.
A 40-year-old man left the After Dark nightclub with a group of friends with the intention of getting a taxi home.
The group was approached by a group of men who walked out of Waves nightclub.
A verbal altercation took place between members of the two groups. The man was then assaulted, causing him to fall to the floor and lose consciousness.
He was taken to hospital and treated for a suspected fractured skull.
The offender was described as a short male with dark hair which was shaved around the sides and long on the top.
He was wearing a long-sleeved maroon top.
He is thought to have run down the side of the Arnold Palmer golf course, towards Dolphin gardens.
After a number of enquiries, detectives want to speak to anyone who was near where the assault took place.
Anyone with information on the incident should call Humberside Police on 101 quoting crime reference number 1892874.
