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Maidstone: Appeal after jogger assaulted in Postley Road near skatepark

14:10, 06 April 2017

updated: 14:10, 06 April 2017

A jogger was attacked by a group in a skate park while on an afternoon run.

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was approached by a man on a motorbike who started revving his engine and shouting at her near the skate park in Postley Road, Maidstone.

A woman claiming to be the man's girlfriend then approached the victim and pushed and kicked her.

The jogger was attacked near Maidstone Skate Park. Picture: Google.
The jogger was attacked near Maidstone Skate Park. Picture: Google.

A number of other people reportedly joined in the attack. The victim’s shoes were also removed.

She sustained bruising to her legs and soreness to her back and head but did not require hospital treatment.

One suspect was a white woman in her 20s with mousey brown hair worn in a ponytail. She had a small nose and blue eyes. She was wearing a v-neck t-shirt with ‘Air Force One’ trainers and had heavy make-up.

The man riding the motorbike was skinny, 6ft 1ins with mousey brown hair combed towards the left which was shorter on the back and sides. He was in his early 20s with a south London accent.

The motorbike was purple at the front and yellow at the back. It was fitted with a large mudguard on the front and a smaller one on the back which had black and white detailing.

A third suspect was a skinny man of 5ft 8ins, with brown eyes and dark brown hair with a distinct fringe which stopped at the eyebrows.

The attack happened at 4.30pm on Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 01622 604100 quoting reference YY/8466/17 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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