Dorset police appeal after incidents in Dorchester

Dorset police are appealing for witnesses following incidents of theft and assault in Dorchester.

Just after midnight on Saturday 19 July, Dorset Police received a report of the theft of a bag containing a wallet and keys near Dorchester West train station.

Officers attended the incident, where an altercation had ensued between a man and a woman who were known to one another.

It was further reported by the victim – a man aged in his 30s and from Weymouth – that the woman had hit him in the face multiple times that evening.

Police Constable Harry Amos, of Dorchester police, said: “We are continuing to investigate these incidents and ascertain the full circumstances of what happened that night.

“We know that there were a number of people in The Royal Oak pub and Jagos bar that evening and so I am keen to hear from any witnesses who saw what occurred."