Worthing assault: Group dressed in fancy dress involved in altercation

Sussex Police said a man and a woman were assaulted at about 3.30am on October 30 at the Brighton Road bus stop. It happened shortly after they had left the Stagecoach 700 bus near the junction with Windsor Road.

“It was reported that there was an altercation on board the bus involving other passengers on board, including some men dressed in fancy dress with white laboratory coats,” a police spokesperson said.

Police said one suspect was described as being a skinny white man in his early 20s, 6ft, with blond hair that was curly on top.

The second suspect was described as a slim mixed-race man in his early 20s, 5ft 5in, with short dark hair.

A third suspect was described as a slim white man in his early 20s with short brown hair, shaved at the sides.

The spokesperson added: “Officers have pursued lines of enquiry as part of the investigation, and police want witnesses or anyone with information about what happened to come forward.

“Anyone with information should report it to Sussex Police online or call 101 and quote serial 266 of 30/10.”

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