Camden assault: Man left with broken nose 'after defending female friends against group of men'

Police would like to speak to the three men pictured in connection with the assault
Met Police
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A man was beaten up by a group of men in a north London bar after defending his female friends against their "inappropriate behaviour", police said.

Officers have released a new photo of three men they want to speak to in connection with the assault at a bar in Camden.

A group of men approached the 23-year-old victim and his friends at the venue on Chalk Farm Road at around 2am on January 5.

The men then reportedly behaved inappropriately towards some of the victim’s female friends.

When the 23-year-old intervened and asked them to stop, he was attacked and left with a broken nose, Met Police said.

The group of men then left the bar.

PC Martin Edwards, leading the investigation, said: “As a result of an earlier appeal, we have identified one of the men we needed to speak with.

"I am now urging people to take another look at this photograph, which now includes a further male we need to identify, and give us their names.

"We believe all the men are from the Albanian community.

"A man was injured in an unprovoked assault. We need to speak with these three men.”

On June 17, officers arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. He was later released under investigation.

Detectives are keen to speak to the three men in the image as it is thought they may be able to help.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD 774/05Jan.

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