{"id":167892,"date":"2025-06-08T15:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167892\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:23:10","slug":"man-suffers-broken-leg-after-being-punched-outside-nightclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/167892\/","title":{"rendered":"Man suffers broken leg after being punched outside nightclub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyside Police believe the man pictured could have information to assist their investigation<\/p>\n<p>15:59, 08 Jun 2025Updated 16:03, 08 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_OWR_LECH_080625_MPOLICE_03.jpg\" alt=\"Detectives issued images of a man they would like to speak to following a serious assault in Liverpool city centre on Sunday, June 8 \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Detectives issued images of a man they would like to speak to following a serious assault in Liverpool city centre on Sunday, June 8 (Image: Merseyside Police )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man was taken to hospital after being attacked outside a nightclub. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police <\/a>were called to Victoria Street in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool city centre<\/a> at around 6am on Sunday, June 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It followed a report of an assault outside Heaven nightclub. A man in his 40s was punched, resulting in a broken leg believed to have been sustained when falling, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He has been taken to hospital as enquiries continue. Detectives have now issued images of a man they would like to speak to following the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Detective Chief Inspector Phil Atkinson said: &#8220;We think the man pictured could have information to assist our investigation so if you know him, please come forward. Any incidents of violence in the city centre or elsewhere will always be thoroughly investigated, and officers are gathering CCTV, witness and other evidence at pace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749396190_537_0_OWR_LECH_080625_MPOLICE_03.jpg\" alt=\"Detectives issued images of a man they would like to speak to following a serious assault in Liverpool city centre on Sunday, June 8 \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Detectives issued images of a man they would like to speak to following a serious assault in Liverpool city centre on Sunday, June 8 (Image: Merseyside Police )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you saw the incident or may have been passing on foot or in a vehicle around 6 o clock this morning, check any devices and let us know as soon as possible.&#8221;Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X @MerPolCC or on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> \u2018Merseyside Police Contact Centre\u2019. You can also report information via their website: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/track.vuelio.uk.com\/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly9nYnIwMS5zYWZlbGlua3MucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5vdXRsb29rLmNvbS8%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&amp;r=14896000192&amp;d=26086978&amp;p=1&amp;t=h&amp;h=74bdab816d5090e03011406b2f03f3f3\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/ro\/report\/ocr\/af\/how-to-report-a-crime\/Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/ro\/report\/ocr\/af\/how-to-report-a-crime\/<\/a> or call 101 quoting incident reference 25000469805.Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/track.vuelio.uk.com\/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly9nYnIwMS5zYWZlbGlua3MucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5vdXRsb29rLmNvbS8%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%3d%3d&amp;r=14896000192&amp;d=26086978&amp;p=1&amp;t=h&amp;h=ff0eae16bd38c913b99a716261f77803\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\/forms\/give-information-anonymouslyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/crimestoppers-uk.org\/give-information\/forms\/give-information-anonymously<\/a>. In an emergency always call 999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Merseyside Police believe the man pictured could have information to assist their investigation 15:59, 08 Jun 2025Updated 16:03,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,188,393,4884,179,2349,274,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-167892","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-city-centre","14":"tag-merseyside-police","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114648436230344103","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}