Police say the victim was followed to the toilets and hit on the head with a glass.

Derbyshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was assaulted at a pub in Mickleover, Derby.

The incident happened at the Masons Arms in Etwall Road at about 10.50pm on Saturday October 18, 2025.

The victim, a man aged in his 30s, was with friends and family at the pub when he accidentally bumped into another man, spilling his drink.

Derbyshire Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following an assault at a Derby pub | mw

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He apologised and offered to buy him another drink before going into the toilets, where he was followed in by the man and another younger man.

Police say it whilst he was in the toilets, that the victim was hit on the head with a glass, sustaining ‘significant facial injuries’.

The two men who followed the victim into the toilets are described as follows:-

*Man aged in his late 40s to early 50s, about 5ft 10ins tall, with an average build, very short light-coloured hair and with a course skin complexion who was either clean-shaven or had very short stubble. He was wearing a light-coloured beige top.

*White man aged in his late 20s, about 5ft 8ins tall, with a slim build and straight, black hair that was two to three inches long and was clean-shaven.”

Officers say they have carried out extensive enquiries into this ‘violent and unprovoked attack’.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and released as police enquiries continue.

CCTV did not capture the incident happening.

Officers are now turning to the public for help and are asking for anyone who was in the pub around the time of the incident and may have witnessed what happened to please come forward.

Information can be passed to the police using one of the methods below, quoting incident number 25*613348: