DETECTIVES in Camden have released CCTV images of four men they wish to trace in connection with a serious assault.

The incident took place in Castlehaven Road, Camden Town, during the early hours of Friday, October 1.

At approximately 3.15am, a 48-year-old man was walking in the road when he was involved in an altercation with four men. The suspects ran away, leaving the victim unconscious with a head injury.

Police attended and the victim was taken by ambulance to hospital where he still remains in a serious but stable condition.

Detective Constable Andrew Lock of Camden’s Serious Violence Unit said: “We have released CCTV images of four men and are urgently seeking their identities. I would urge anyone who recognises them to please come forward, and remember that all information will be treated in the strictest of confidence.”

Camden police can be contacted on 0300-123 1212 or if callers wish to remain anonymous they can call Crimestoppers on 0800-555 111.

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