A man was hospitalised for five days and left with a broken eye socket, five broken bones in his face and serious jaw injuries after a brawl outside a pub.

The assault took place on Saturday, December 29 in Brandon at around 1.30am when a fight involving four men took place outside the Five Bells pub on Market Hill.

The victim, a man in his thirties, suffered at least five broken bones in his face including his nose, a broken eye socket and serious injuries to his jaw.

He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and was discharged on Wednesday, January 2.

A spokesman for Suffolk Police said: 'Police would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, or has knowledge of it to contact Bury St Edmunds CID on 101, quoting crime reference 37/74988/18.

'Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.'