Avon and Somerset Police have widened an appeal for CCTV, doorbell-camera and dashcam footage after a man suffered serious head and facial injuries in a late-night assault in Yeovil. The attacker has not been identified, and officers have not established the precise point where the assault happened.

Investigators are asking residents, drivers and witnesses to check recordings from a wider route covering St John’s Road, St Michael’s Avenue and Northbrook Road, along with nearby locations between St Michael’s Avenue and Hawthorn Road.

What happened in Yeovil?

The victim was walking when he was attacked by an unknown assailant between 11.50pm on Saturday, 25 July, and 12.05am on Sunday, 26 July. He was taken to hospital for treatment for significant facial and head wounds.

Police said the man has since been discharged from hospital and is recovering. The force has not identified the attacker, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Police want wider-area recordings

Footage recorded from late on Saturday night through to the early hours of Sunday morning could assist the investigation. It does not need to show the assault itself. Images of people, vehicles or other activity along the roads may help officers establish what happened and trace movements before or after the attack.

  • St John’s Road
  • St Michael’s Avenue
  • Northbrook Road
  • Surrounding locations along the route between St Michael’s Avenue and Hawthorn Road

Residents with home-security systems, people with doorbell cameras and drivers whose dashcams captured the roads or nearby areas are being asked to review their recordings. Anyone who finds potentially relevant footage should preserve it and pass it to police.

Officers have already carried out house-to-house enquiries and reviewed CCTV footage. However, police have not said that the assault was captured on any recording reviewed so far. They are continuing to work to establish the precise location of the attack and identify the person responsible.

How to contact Avon and Somerset Police

Anyone who was in the area around the time of the assault and noticed suspicious behaviour is also being asked to come forward. Information can be given to Avon and Somerset Police by calling 101 and quoting reference 5226211622.

Information can also be submitted through the force’s online appeals form. The appeal follows the assault reported as taking place in Yeovil during the night of 25 to 26 July.