Four arrested after police officer beaten unconscious outside Molineux before England game
A police officer was seriously assaulted outside Molineux before England's Nations League game against Hungary on Tuesday evening.
The PC - who works for the West Midland Police's Football Unit - was behind the Stan Cullis stand at around 7.25pm when he was attacked, twenty minutes before the game kicked off.
It’s understood he was approached from behind by a group of men on a grassed area and hit in the side of the head.
He was knocked unconscious, suffered a head injury, and was taken to hospital for an assessment and treatment. West Midlands Police said on Wednesday morning the officer had been discharged.
Body-worn video and CCTV is being studied in a bid to identify who is responsible but four men, aged 21, 20, 19 and 18, were later arrested nearby on suspicion of assault and they remain in custody for questioning.
Detective Inspector Kate Longbottom from West Midlands Police CID said: “We’ve spoken to some witnesses but potentially many more people were in the area and saw what happened or the offenders running off.
“We really need to speak to them as they could have important information; I would ask them to get in touch as a matter of urgency.
“There was a good atmosphere in the build-up to the game, high spirits and lots of families enjoying the occasion. That’s what made this assault even more shocking as it appears to have been totally unprovoked.”
Anyone with information is asked to message police on Live Chat through the WMP website or call police on 101 quoting log 1554 from 14 June.
