POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attack outside a York pub after a man was taken to hospital with a broken cheek bone and fractured eye socket.
The man, in his early 20s, received a blow to the side of his face outside Flares, Tanner Row, while he was waiting in the queue with his wife on Saturday night.
He was taken to York Hospital and detained for three days while he underwent surgery for his injuries.
He was attacked by a male described as being of proportionate build, wearing a white shirt. The attacker had blond hair and highlights, which was short at the back but longer on top, and was in the company of a dark-haired male.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "This would appear to be an unprovoked attack. The complainant has been left physically and emotionally shaken."
Anyone with information should contact Detective Constable Trevor Dove at York CID on 01904 669456.
Updated: 10:42 Friday, April 25, 2003
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