Man assaulted at his own front door in Chinnor (Status: Press release)

THE Police are appealing for information following an assault in Chinnor on Friday (6/6).
At around 11.58pm, a man heard a knock at his front door. When he opened the door a man wearing a light coloured hooded top and a balaclava hit him several times before running away.

The man suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

Investigating officer, PC Clive Greenwood, said: ?The man was taken to hospital with severe bruising, deeply shaken and distressed. We think he was hit with a baseball bat. I would ask anyone who witnessed this completely unprovoked assault to get in touch.?

Anyone with any information about the incident can contact PC Greenwood at Thame police station via 0845 8 505 505, or if you don?t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.