http://www.bedfordshire.police.uk/about_us/news/news_2011/110330_-_did_you_witness_assau.aspxBedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Bedford in which two men sustained injuries.
It happened at approximately 10.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 29 March) on the pathway by the side of the river between Prebend Street and the railway bridge, when the men were approached by three Asian youths.
There was an altercation between the men and the youths, the victims were then set upon with a claw hammer and a man was pushed into the river. His friend managed to struggle free and ran to get help from a passing motorist.
He ran back to the river and jumped in to rescue his friend, police arrived and helped them both from the river.
During the confrontation the men aged 34 and 35 years suffered cuts and bruises to their face and head and were taken to South Wing hospital and later released following treatment for their injuries.
The first offender is described as an Asian man, approximately 20 years old with short dark spiky hair and a slight goatee beard. He was wearing a grey hooded top.
The second offender is described as an Asian man, approximately 19 to 20 years old, with a chubby build and wearing baggy jeans.
The third offender is described as Asian, approximately 15 years old and wearing a blue New York Yankees baseball cap.
DS Roly Wallbank, investigating, is keen to trace anyone who was in the Prebend Street area of the town between 10pm and 11pm yesterday who heard or saw the group in the Slipe or Prebend Street area.
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