Serious assault in London Road, Kettering

Detectives from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit investigating a serious assault in Kettering town centre are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Between midnight and 4am on Wednesday, August 27, a man in his 50s was assaulted in London Road, between Market Street and St Peter’s Avenue. As a result, he sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital.

Three Kettering women, aged 45, 40 and 23 and two men aged 55 and 34, from Kettering and Corby respectively, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in police custody. 

London Road is one of the main routes through Kettering town centre, and the investigation team would like to hear from anyone who may have been in the area at the relevant times and have dash-cam footage of their journey.

Any residents and businesses in this area of Kettering, who may have CCTV or smart doorbells, are also asked to get in touch as a matter of urgency, if they have not already done so.

Witnesses or anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. 

Information can also be submitted online at www.northants.police.uk/RO and crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information.

Please quote incident number 25000503578 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.

Alternatively, information can be submitted via an online public portal - (https://mipp.police.uk/).