Police searching for ‘Batman and Joker’ after unprovoked attack on group left men seriously injured
The incident took place in Sheffield shortly after 3am on Sunday, October 30.
South Yorkshire Police (SYP) said that three men left Stein Haus, previously BierKeller, on West Street before turning onto Bailey Lane.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdIt is understood that the group were followed onto Bailey Lane by a man wearing a Batman t-shirt and a woman dressed as the Joker.
The men were then violently assaulted in an unprovoked attack.
One of the victims, an 18-year-old man, suffered serious facial injuries that require ongoing hospital treatment.
Another victim, also an 18-year-old man, suffered a slash wound to his hip, suggesting that a knife was used during the assault.
Officers have today released stills of two people they wish to identify as part of the investigation.
Anyone with information can contact SYP by calling 101 quoting crime number 14/195350/22.