Officers investigating reports of an assault in the Highcliffe area of Christchurch are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred sometime between 4.45pm and 5pm on Saturday 2 March 2019.<\/p>\n
A man aged in his 50s was jogging in Hinton Wood Avenue when he became involved in an incident involving two youths on pedal cycles.<\/p>\n
It was reported that the youths followed the man on their bikes as he ran toward Lymington Road and into Wharncliffe Road, before heading down Beacon Drive and into Ranelagh Road.<\/p>\n
In Ranelagh Road the man was allegedly challenged by a man and woman who arrived on the scene in a white vehicle. He reported that he was assaulted by this man and woman as well as one of the youths and sustained head injuries that required an assessment in hospital.<\/p>\n
A 36-year-old local woman and a 33-year-old local man have been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and have been released under investigation as officers continue to make enquiries.<\/p>\n
Police Constable Paul Mellor, of Dorset Police, said: \u201cOur investigation into this incident is ongoing and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed this altercation, or who has any information that can assist our enquiries, to contact us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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