Man suffers 'fractured jaw' after being punched outside Blackpool nightclub

A man suffered a fractured jaw after he was punched during an altercation outside a nightclub in Blackpool.

By Sean Gleaves

Published 8th Sep 2021, 16:15 BST

Updated 9th Sep 2021, 16:06 BST

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The victim was attacked after his friend had a verbal altercation with a man outside Flamingo's in Queen Street at around 4.20am on Saturday, July 24.

The 29-year-old was punched in the face during the assault, fracturing his jaw.

Yesterday (July 8), detectives released CCTV images of a man they wanted to speak to in connection with the incident.

Today (July 9), police confirmed the man had been identified.

"[He] will be spoken to in due course," a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.

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