Police are appealing for information after a serious assault in a wooded area near playing fields in Ifield Avenue, Crawley, on Wednesday (November 2).
Police found the victim, a 34-year-old man, with wounds consistent with being stabbed.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics, who then took him to hospital. He's since been discharged.
The victim said he'd been walking his dog across Willoughby playing fields when he was approached by the suspect.
A scuffle broke out after the suspect attacked the victim but did not take anything.
The suspect is described as in his 20’s, was wearing a tracksuit and is not thought to be known to the victim.
Anyone with information or video footage from the area at the time is asked to report it to police online or call 101 quoting serial number 1109 of 02/11.
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