Woman assaulted before bike thrown at her in Wells

It happened on Friday morning

Author: Jon BurkePublished 23rd Jun 2025

Police are appealing for witnesses after reports a woman in her early 20s was assaulted, before having a bike thrown at her during an incident in Wells.

Officers are appealing to the public to help identify the man pictured in the CCTV image above, who may have information which could help enquiries into an incident in South Street, at around 10.20am on Friday (20 June.)

The man pictured is described as white, in his 20s, around 5ft 10ins tall, who was wearing a blue T-shirt, black jogging bottoms, a grey beanie hat and Nike Air Jordan trainers and had a silver-framed bike.

A witness also reported seeing a man aggressively grab at a woman’s clothes, before a bike was thrown at her.

After an incident, a woman ran down Guardhouse Lane and was followed by a man a few minutes later.

House-to-house enquiries have been carried out and police believe the man will have information which could assist enquiries.

They are also keen to hear from the woman involved as they want to check on her welfare.

If you can help, please call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5225172220, or complete the online appeals form.

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