{"id":660840,"date":"2025-12-29T18:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/660840\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:58:13","slug":"police-appeal-after-alleged-serious-assault-in-city-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/660840\/","title":{"rendered":"Police appeal after alleged serious assault in city pub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The incident took place on Friday, December 19, and police are keen to trace the man pictured in connection with the investigation<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_TJ_MAI_291225_ASSAULT_01.jpg\" alt=\"CCTV image of man\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police want to speak with this man (Image: South Wales Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police are asking a man to come forward in connection with an alleged serious assault which took place at a pub in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/swansea\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Swansea<\/a>. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/south-wales-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">South Wales Police<\/a> is asking to speak to the man pictured following the incident at the Dillwyn Arms, Pontardawe, on Friday, December 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The &#8220;serious assault&#8221; happened at around 7.45pm at the establishment in Swansea. Officers investigating the incident would also like to speak to anyone who recognises the man or who witnessed the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the force said: &#8220;Officers investigating a serious assault which took place at the Dillwyn Arms, Pontardawe, on Friday, December 19 at around 7:45pm would like to speak with the man pictured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If this is you, or you recognise this man, please get in touch, quoting occurrence 2500401106. 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