POLICE are investigating a Barrow town centre assault which left a man needing emergency medical treatment.
Barrow police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a 33-year-old man in Cavendish Street at around 2.30am today.
The victim, a man from Rochdale, was repeatedly punched to the face and body, leaving him with facial injuries and a dislocated shoulder, for which he had to receive emergency medical treatment.
Police said the suspect is described as a heavily-built white male in his late twenties to early thirties. He has been described as having a shaved head, full beard and a distinctive tattoo on the back of his neck.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Barrow Police on 101, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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