Paul Hollywood is asking his followers for any info to assist observe down a person who allegedly assaulted his brother, Lee Hollywood, in a “nasty and unprovoked” assault.
The Nice British Baking Present decide took to Instagram on Sunday (August 10), sharing a information launch from Wirral Police a couple of man who was attacked whereas out strolling his canine on Friday night (August 8). Within the publish’s caption, Paul confirmed the sufferer was his brother.
“When you’ve got info concerning this assault on Friday evening, the individual in query who was attacked is my brother Lee. Any info please comply with particulars above Thankyou,” he wrote.
In response to Wirral Police, which didn’t determine Lee by title, a person in his 50s was taken to hospital for therapy on Friday after struggling accidents to his again and face following an assault in Leasowe, England.
Lee was mentioned to have been strolling his canine in a subject at round 7:10 pm GMT, when his pet and a unique canine, being walked by one other male, started to bark at one another. “The canine had been separated by the male who then turned irate,” the police acknowledged.
As Lee was strolling away, the male allegedly approached him from behind and punched him to the ground. He then proceeded to kick the sufferer in his face earlier than fleeing the scene.
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“This was a nasty and unprovoked assault which left the person needing hospital therapy,” Detective Inspector Phil Ryan mentioned in a press release. “We’re interesting for anybody who was within the space of Hyperlinks View Taking part in fields or Shackleton Street at round 7 p.m. final evening who heard or noticed the incident or noticed the male leaving the realm to contact us.”
An investigation is now underway, with police trying to acquire CCTV footage from the realm.
Lee, who, like Paul, is a baker, spoke about their sibling relationship in a 2016 interview with The Day by day Mail. “I’m the grafter of the household, Paul’s too busy with Bake Off. The final time he made a correct loaf was about ten years in the past,” he joked.
“Our Paul and I are very shut and I watch Bake Off after I can, however it’s primarily on catch-up as a result of I’m at all times right here [at a bakery he ran at the time in Wirral],” he added. “I got here in right this moment at 7 a.m. and I’ll nonetheless be right here at 8 p.m. tonight.”
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