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Witnesses to altercation in Melton Mowbray

Police officers from Melton are appealing for witnesses following an altercation in the town on Christmas Eve.

Offficers received a report at around 6.20pm on Wednesday December 24, 2008 of an altercation involving two groups of men in the street.

The incident started on Kings Street near to its junction with Nottingham Street before moving onto nearby St Mary's Way.

During the incident, 38-year-old man received injuries to his face and attended the Grantham and District Hospital for treatment.

Two men aged 20 and 18 and a 16-year-old youth have been arrested in connection with the incident and are currently on police bail pending further enquiries.

Detective Constable Sam Stevens, who is investigating this incident, said: "We understand that there were several people nearby whilst this incident happened so we are keen for them to come forward and tell us exactly what they saw.

"You may have been out in the Kings Street or St Mary's Way area of Melton at that time and remember seeing the incident or events leading up to it. If so then we'd urge you to get in touch.

"Any information you can give us, no matter how small, could prove vital to the investigation."

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact DC 4411 Sam Stevens at Melton CID on 0116 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for a police officer and when prompted key in the officer's identification number 4411. Alternatively call Crimestoppers, which is free* and anonymous on 0800 555 111.

*Some mobile phone networks may charge for this call.

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