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| Police hunt man who punched woman outside Essex nightclub | Police hunt man who punched woman outside Essex nightclub |
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| Police are searching for a man who punched a woman twice outside an Essex nightclub, leaving her apparently unconscious on the floor. | Police are searching for a man who punched a woman twice outside an Essex nightclub, leaving her apparently unconscious on the floor. |
| The woman needed hospital treatment after the incident outside Faces nightclub in Gants Hill at about 3am on Saturday. | The woman needed hospital treatment after the incident outside Faces nightclub in Gants Hill at about 3am on Saturday. |
| Video footage of the incident shows the pair apparently arguing, with the man standing with his arms folded, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans with white streaks. | Video footage of the incident shows the pair apparently arguing, with the man standing with his arms folded, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans with white streaks. |
| Suddenly, he punches the woman’s jaw, causing her to stagger backwards, before she falls towards him. He follows up with a punch to her cheek, as another man watches while she falls to the ground. | Suddenly, he punches the woman’s jaw, causing her to stagger backwards, before she falls towards him. He follows up with a punch to her cheek, as another man watches while she falls to the ground. |
| Gasps and screams can be heard coming from onlookers, the majority of whom were women. | Gasps and screams can be heard coming from onlookers, the majority of whom were women. |
| Facebook users appeared to identify the attacker in the video and called for him to be brought to justice. | Facebook users appeared to identify the attacker in the video and called for him to be brought to justice. |
| A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “Police in Redbridge are investigating after a woman was assaulted outside Faces nightclub … The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. The incident is being treated as GBH. No arrests have been made.” | A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “Police in Redbridge are investigating after a woman was assaulted outside Faces nightclub … The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. The incident is being treated as GBH. No arrests have been made.” |
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