Man sought after assault in Burnley nightspot

The two men, both aged 23 from Burnley, were stood at the bar in Macs, Hammerton Street, at around 3-40am on Sunday, when they were assaulted.

One of the men suffered a broken jaw which required an operation and the second was left with bleeding to his eye.

PC Andy Marston, from Burnley Police, said: “This was a completely out of the blue unprovoked attack on two men who were just trying to enjoy a night out but have instead been left injured.

“If you know the man in the pictures, please get in touch. Similarly, if this is you please contact the police to assist us with our enquiries.”

Anyone with information can call us on 101 quoting incident reference 550 of April 18th.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.