Appeal after man found with serious facial injuries

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Police said the man was found walking along Whitemoor Road in Belper on 26 June

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Police are appealing for information after a man in his 50s was found with serious injuries to his face in a Derbyshire town.

The man was discovered in Whitemoor Road in Belper just before 21:15 BST on 26 June.

Police said he may have been assaulted on a footpath, which runs between Short Street and Kilbourne Road, between 20:45 and 21:00 that evening.

He was discharged from hospital after treatment.

Officers would like to speak to any witnesses, in particular three girls or young women believed to have been in the area at the time.

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