Man Slashed Across Face With Knife

1 July 2013, 11:59 | Updated: 1 July 2013, 12:03

A man has needed stitches to his face after being slashed with a knife in Northampton.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday 30 June between 1.45am and 2.15am.

A 20-year-old man was in a fight with two men outside Academy nightclub. One of the two offenders used a knife to slash the face of the victim, causing serious facial injuries which required stitches.

A large number of people were outside the nightclub at the time of the incident and police would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the fight.

The 20-year-old victim is described as a black man, 6ft tall, of slim build and wearing a grey hooded top, black jeans and black trainers.

One of the offenders is described as a black man in his twenties, 6ft2, of muscular build with dreadlocked hair in a pony tail with a white cloth wrapped around it. He was wearing skinny jeans and white trainers.

The other offender is described as a black man in his twenties, 6ft2, of muscular build with short black cropped hair. He was wearing a grey loose-fitting top.