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Police appeal for attack witnesses
5:19pm Monday 14th July 2008
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in Basingstoke.
A 41-year-old man was assaulted in the Norn Hill area of Oakridge between midnight and 12.30am on Saturday, July 12.
The man was hit on the arm with a pole causing him to suffer a broken arm for which he was treated at Basingstoke hospital.
Pc Sarah Clement, from Basingstoke police, said: "We are keen to hear from anyone who has any information about this assault.
"Although it happened late at night, it did occur in a residential area and residents may have been woken by the disturbance and seen something."
Anyone with information should contact Pc Clement, at Basingstoke Police Station, on 0845 045 4545, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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