POLICE have arrested an apprentice jockey after they allegedly assaulted a fellow rider, leaving them with ‘serious facial injuries’.
The jockey, who is 21 and based in Newmarket, has been placed on bail until November while Suffolk Police continue their investigation.
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Earlier this month, cops were called to an address in Exning, near Newmarket, following reports of an assault.
A man in his 20s, understood to be another apprentice jockey, required hospital treatment with what police described as ‘serious facial injuries’, though no arrests were made at that point in time.
Suffolk Police said in statement sent to the Sun on August 7: “Police were called 5.07pm on 4 August to reports a man aged in their 20s had been assaulted the previous night in Exning near Newmarket and had attended hospital with serious facial injuries.
“Police investigating. Currently no arrests. Anyone with any information is asked to contact police quoting crime reference 37/43761/25.”
On Thursday, police issued a second statement which said: “A 21-year-old man was arrested on 18 August on suspicion of assault (GBH). He was subsequently bailed to return to police on 18 November. The investigation continues.”
Police policy is neither to confirm nor deny the identity of any individual before the point at which a charge is issued.
The Crown Prosecution Service defines GBH as “really serious harm. The harm does not have to be either permanent or dangerous” and, if found guilty, perpetrators can face jail sentences.
