A man was beaten with a metal bar in an attack which only stopped when a passer-by intervened.
Police are now looking for help to identify the two men in the CCTV images following the assault, after substative enquiries failed to provide them with any names.
At around 6pm on July 22 the victim – a man in his 30s – was walking along Bow Lane near to the Gulf Petrol Station in Preston, when he began talking to two men.
One of the men walked away while the other continued to speak to the victim for 15 minutes.
The victim realised that cash was missing from his pocket and confronted the man that he had been speaking to.
The man then walked away in the direction of Marsh Lane and the victim followed him.
A spokesperson for the police said: "When on Marsh Lane near to Legacy Preston International Hotel the man pulled a metal bar out of his rucksack and hit the victim to the face a number of times, causing the victim to fall to the floor.
"The victim stated that the assault only ended after a member of the public shouted for the attacker to stop.
"The victim suffered serious head and facial injuries which required hospital treatment.
"No arrests have been made at this stage."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact on 101 quoting log 1442 of July 22.
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