On Sunday, 29 January at approximately 3.15am, a 44-year old man and a 45-year-old man, entered a fish and chip shop on Hallgate after a night out.

They ordered some food and waited at the counter for their order. When their order was ready, two other men also stood at the counter, picked up the food and started to eat it. 

When they advised it was their order, they were allegedly assaulted with the 44-year-old sustaining swelling to the left side of his face, and the 45-year-old suffering two haematomas on his brain and bleeding on his spine.

The two men believed to have assaulted the men are both described as white and in their early 20s with local accents.

One man is approximately 5ft 9ins tall, of average build with short dark hair that looked greasy. He was wearing a dark, long sleeved shirt with thin stripes.

The other man is approximately 5ft 10ins tall, stocky with a barrel chest. He had short fair hair and was wearing a white, long sleeved shirt with thin blue stripes and jeans.

If anyone was in the area at the time or witnessed the incident, or believes they may know the identity of the two men, they are asked to contact the police on 101, or Crime stoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, quoting incident number 204 of 29/01/2012.