Police launch appeal after visiting football fan assaulted outside Hafod pub

A man is in a critical condition following an assault in the Hafod area of Swansea.

Kit Peters
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Villiers Arms pub in Hafod
Villiers Arms pub in Hafod (Image: Google Maps)

Emergency services were called to Bridge Street near the Villers Arms Public House at around 6.45pm on Saturday, October 21 – the same day Swansea City played Leicester City at the Swansea.com Stadium.

South Wales Police say that a 26-year-old man was assaulted in the street by an unknown man who was part of a larger group of men.

Detective Inspector Chris Evans from South Wales Police said: “The victim declined medical attention in Swansea at the time and returned home to Birmingham.

“Unfortunately, he later become unwell, collapsed, and was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

“Extensive enquiries are on-going to identify the suspect and the group he was with, but we ask anyone with information to please come forward.”

Witnesses or anyone with information or video footage are being asked to contact South Wales Police quoting reference number 2300358686.  

(Lead image: Google Maps)

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Kit Peters

Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.


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Kit Peters is a journalist and the editor of Swansea Bay News, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire since 2020.
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