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A woman was chased down a street by a man before being cut on the face.
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A woman was chased down a street by a man before being cut on the face.
Police have said the 'motive is unknown' for the 'frightening' attack. It happened at around 5.30pm on Tuesday (December 22) when the 54-year-old woman was walking in New Bridge Street, Witney. She noticed she was being followed by a man, who was dressed in dark clothing. She started running but the man caught up with her. He punched her and then used an implement to cut her face before running away. Nothing was stolen. She was left with a swollen eye and superficial slash marks to her cheeks, which did not require hospital treatment. The man is described as around 6ft tall ...
Police have said the 'motive is unknown' for the 'frightening' attack. It happened at around 5.30pm on Tuesday (December 22) when the 54-year-old woman was walking in New Bridge Street, Witney. She noticed she was being followed by a man, who was dressed in dark clothing. She started running but the man caught up with her. He punched her and then used an implement to cut her face before running away. Nothing was stolen. She was left with a swollen eye and superficial slash marks to her cheeks, which did not require hospital treatment. The man is described as around 6ft tall ...
During the incident, the lorry driver was also allegedly threatened. The man then drove away in the Yaris where he reportedly overtook multiple vehicles. The lorry driver suffered a swollen lip. The person has been described as a dark-skinned man, aged 35 to 40 years old, is around 5ft 6ins to 5ft 7ins tall, and had short dark hair. He was wearing blue combat work trousers and a blue coat. Investigating officer PC Charlotte Morris, of the Incident and Crime Response team based at Slough police station, said: “We are investigating this incident which left the victim with minor in...