Man seriously assaulted at bus stop outside The Jack Fairman pub in Horley

A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries to his head and face after an assault in the early hours of this morning (May 11). Surrey Police said officers were called at about 1.20am to reports of the attack at a bus stop outside The Jack Fairman pub in Victoria Road, Horley.

Officers are now looking for witnesses. Anyone who witnessed the assault or has dashcam or mobile footage of the area at the time is asked to come forward.

In an appeal, a Surrey Police spokesperson said: “We are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Horley early this morning (Saturday, May 11). Police were called at around 1.20am after receiving reports that a man had been assaulted on Victoria Road, at the bus stop outside The Jack Fairman, in Horley.

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“The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his head and face. Were you in the Victoria Road area of Horley around 1am this morning?

"If you witnessed the assault or have any dashcam or mobile footage of the area at the time, please contact us quoting PR/45240052743 via webchat on our website here, online here or calling us on 101. If you do not wish to leave your name, please call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

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