Update – arrests in connection with reported assault in Dorchester
Detectives investigating a reported assault and road traffic collision in Dorchester have made a number of arrests.
It was reported that at around 7.30pm on Friday 2 May 2025, two men were travelling in a white Citroen Berlingo van at the Top O’Town Roundabout when a man approached the nearside window on foot and allegedly assaulted one of the men with a glass bottle.
The men were reportedly able to drive away onto High West Street when they noticed the suspect was a passenger in a 4x4 black Volvo that was travelling behind them.
The vehicles travelled out of the town centre and when they were on Slyer’s Lane, they were involved in a collision.
It is reported that the occupants of the Volvo got out of their vehicle and assaulted one of the men from the van with a knife and a mallet.
The victims sustained injuries that are not believed to be serious.
Following enquiries into the incident, led by detectives from Dorset County CID, two men – aged 29 and 39 – from Dorchester have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a bladed article in a public place, inflicting grievous bodily harm, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and a driving offence.
A 32-year-old woman from Dorchester has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
All three individuals have been released on police bail as enquiries continue.