PICTURES: CCTV appeal over night time assault

A 24-year-old man was found lying on the pavement outside the Quarry Quarter pub with a serious head injury. He remains in critical condition.

Officers want to speak to four women and two men who were either customers or passing by at the time of the attack.

Two men aged 54 and 26 have been arrested on suspicion of assault and questioned. They have since been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Several witnesses have already come forward but detectives are keen to hear from all of the people pictured as they believe they may have information which could help the investigation.

The victim is believed to have been involved in an argument with a man and woman while stood at the bar of the pub which led them to all being thrown out.

Police were called at 11.30pm and found the man unconscious.

He was taken to hospital and transferred to Walton Neurological Centre where he remains critical.

Detective Inspector Sarah Kenwright said: “A young man who was visiting Liverpool on a night out has suffered an extremely serious head injury and we need to gather all the information we can about what happened.

“Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault however our investigation is still on-going and witnesses are still being sought.

“We are treating all the people in the CCTV stills as potential witnesses and they are not in any trouble. We simply need to know what they can tell us about the circumstances surrounding this young man’s injuries.

“If you recognise yourself in the photographs, or you were in the Quarry Quarter last Saturday night and have something that could help us then please come forward. It is vital we do everything we can for this young man and bring any perpetrators to justice.”

Call St Anne Street CID on 0151 777 4065 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.