Good Samaritan assaulted after stopping criminals trying to break into caravan in Rugby

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jun 2023, 17:23 BST
Updated 4th Jul 2023, 19:42 BST
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He noticed them acting suspiciously in the middle of the night

Detectives have arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated burglary after a Good Samaritan was reportedly assaulted when he investigated a suspicious incident in Rugby.

In the early hours of Thursday June 29, a man was reportedly assaulted by three men when he went to investigate suspicious behaviour outside a property on Lime Tree Avenue in Bilton.

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And yesterday, July 3, detectives from Rugby’s CID arrested a 43-year-old man on Railway Terrace.

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Officers are hunting for three men after a Good Samaritan was assaulted when he went to check on men behaving suspiciously outside a nearby home.Officers are hunting for three men after a Good Samaritan was assaulted when he went to check on men behaving suspiciously outside a nearby home.
Officers are hunting for three men after a Good Samaritan was assaulted when he went to check on men behaving suspiciously outside a nearby home.

He was brought into custody on suspicion of aggravated burglary and fraud – and has since been further arrested on suspicion of being involved in a separate burglary in Northamptonshire.

As of this afternoon, July 4, he has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.

Detective Inspector Gareth Unett said: “The investigation continues, and I would like to once again ask that anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious on Lime Tree Avenue at around 1.13am on 29 June calls us or visits, citing incident 19 of 29 June.”