window.dotcom = window.dotcom || { cmd: [] }; window.dotcom.ads = window.dotcom.ads || { resolves: {enabled: [], getAdTag: []}, enabled: () => new Promise(r => window.dotcom.ads.resolves.enabled.push(r)), getAdTag: () => new Promise(r => window.dotcom.ads.resolves.getAdTag.push(r)) }; setTimeout(() => { if(window.dotcom.ads.resolves){ window.dotcom.ads.resolves.enabled.forEach(r => r(false)); window.dotcom.ads.resolves.getAdTag.forEach(r => r("")); window.dotcom.ads.enabled = () => new Promise(r => r(false)); window.dotcom.ads.getAdTag = () => new Promise(r => r("")); console.error("NGAS load timeout"); } }, 5000)
Skip to content

Two men freed on bail after baseball bat attack

Google A streetview of Rectory Road on an overcast day. There are a few cars parked along the road, with semi-detached houses on one side and flats on the other. Google
Police said they received a report of two men attacking another man with baseball bats

Two men have been released on bail following arrests over a reported baseball bat attack.

The victim, a man in his 30s, remains in the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after he was taken there following the incident which happened at about 00:50 BST on Sunday.

Gloucestershire Police said officers received a report of two men attacking another man with baseball bats, which they dropped before leaving the scene on Rectory Road, Matson.

A 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old man, both from Gloucester, were arrested on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm. They have been released on bail while inquiries continue.

Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to Gloucestershire Police.

Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.

More on this story
Related internet links