Arrest made after ear-biting in Telford cemetery

At around 5.45pm on Friday evening (16 May) a man was assaulted by a group of five to six people close to St Leonard’s Church cemetery in Malinslee.

The victim suffered injuries during the incident, including a chunk of his ear being bitten off.

A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and has been released on bail while enquiries continue.*

We’d like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the assault, or from anyone who may have video doorbell or dashcam footage of the group of suspects on Brunel Road or Alma Avenue in the minutes before or after the assault.

Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact DC Duell on lyndon.duell@westmercia.police.uk or 07977 957708 quoting crime reference number 22/43367/25.