A MAN arrested in connection with an attack on a father-of-two has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Naveed Ahmed, 21, of Fountain Place, Accrington, was arrested in Hertfordshire after police took the unusual step of releasing a photograph of him and naming him.
He was taken to Accrington police station for questioning in relation with an attack on 33-year-old Dennis Shaw.
Mr Shaw, of Kingston Avenue, Accrington, suffered head and facial injuries when he was kicked and punched unconscious outside Imran and Nathan's Snooker and Leisure Club, in Richmond Road, Accrington, earlier this month. After a time in the intensive care unit at Royal Preston Hospital, he was transferred this week to Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, where his head injuries are being assessed.
A hospital spokesman said Mr Shaw was comfortable.
Detective Inspector Pete Broome of Accrington CID, said: "Our inquiries into the offence continue and there are a number of lines of inquiry still to be looked at."
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