Man in 30’s reportedly punched in Hinckley town centre beer garden last Sunday

Mason Moore | Hinckley Reporter | 5 December 2022

A MAN in his 30’s was reportedly punched in a beer garden in Hinckley town centre last Sunday evening (4 December).

**Inset** (Image: Pixabay) / **Market Place** (Image: Google Street View)

Leicestershire Police officers confirmed to the Hinckley Free Press that the ordeal took place in a pub beer garden located on Market Place shortly before 3.30am.

Thankfully, the victim did not sustain any ‘serious’ injuries during the incident.

A town-goer told the Free Press that they had noticed a policing presence of many cars outside of The Bounty pub and club at the same time of the incident.

Police enquiries into the incident are continuing to be investigated at the time of publication (Monday, 5 December).

Anybody with information into the incident is able to report this to police by calling their non-emergency number of 101. This can also be done online by reporting it through the “report a crime” portal on the official Leicestershire website.

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.