Colchester: Gang Break Into Flat And Punch Occupants

27 June 2013, 15:42 | Updated: 27 June 2013, 16:34

A group of men have forced their way into a flat in Colchester, attacked two people inside and then run off.

It happened at a property near Buckingham Drive just before 3pm yesterday (Wednesday, 26 June). 

The group of four or five men punched a man and woman inside the flat in the face. Essex Police say nothing was stolen. 

Investigating Officer, Ds Kevin Cooper, said: "On the face of it, this appears to have been a random attack and neither we nor the victims can think of any reason for the couple to have been targets. 

"We carried out house-to-house enquiries and these have also drawn a blank on any potential motive for this crime which has left the couple shocked and very shaken. 

"As this happened in the middle of the afternoon on a residential estate off Hawthorn Avenue, we're confident that someone would have seen these men either entering the property or running off."

 A search of the area was carried out for the assailants who are only known to have been described as white. The police helicopter assisted with a flyover, but to no avail. 

The couple, who are aged in their 30s and 40s, were taken to the nearby hospital by paramedics and received treatment for their facial injuries before being discharged.