Police are appealing for help to identify a male and two females as part of an investigation into an assault in Preston City Centre last year.

Update: Police released an update on Friday (13 January) to say the man and two women had now been identified.

The incident occurred on Sunday 27 November 2022 at around 3am, when a man was attacked in Church Street. He suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital.

The appeal has been launched following CCTV enquiries.

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A Preston Police spokesperson said: “We would like to identify and speak to all involved in the footage as we believe they may be vital to our investigation.

“We have exhausted other avenues for identifying these persons before making a public appeal.

“The two females in the footage are not suspected of any crime but could help with our investigation.”

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or email 8528@lancashire.police.uk quoting log 0193 of 27th November.

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