We are appealing for information after three people were assaulted at a pub in Soberton.

We were called at around 1am on Sunday 23 February to a report of a fight at The Bold Forester in Forester Road.

On arrival, officers located three people outside with injuries. They were all taken to hospital for treatment.

One of the victims, a man in his 60s, sustained a serious head injury and remains in hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

The two other people, a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s, have since been discharged.

Following enquiries, a 49-year-old from Soberton, a 21-year-old man from Southampton, a 19-year-old man from Corhampton, and an 18-year-old man from Corhampton, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent.

They have been released on police bail with conditions until Friday 23 May, pending further enquiries.

An investigation is underway and officers are following several lines of enquiry.

It was reported that there was a related verbal altercation inside the pub before those injured were assaulted in the car park.

We are now appealing for anyone with information, including those who were in the pub earlier that evening, to speak to us.

Anyone with information can call us on 101, quoting the crime reference number 44250081842. You can also submit information via our website - https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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