A MAN who was walking his dog through an old cemetery in Basingstoke was kicked and punched to the ground by two men. 

The incident happened on Sunday, April 9 at the Holy Ghost Cemetery, Chapel Hill.

At around 8pm, a man in his 30’s was walking his dog through the cemetery when he was approached from behind by two men unknown to him.  

The men punched the man to the back of the head and kicked him multiple times, causing him to fall to his knees.

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The victim suffered serious injuries and bruising to his body.

The two men are described as being white, aged between 18 to 20 years old, around 6ft tall and both of skinny build.

They were wearing dark-coloured tracksuit trousers, dark-coloured hooded tops, baseball style caps and both spoke with London accents.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "Officers are investigating the incident and as part of our enquiries we would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened.

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"Were you in the area? Did you witness the incident? Perhaps you heard shouting? Maybe you saw two men matching the descriptions above?"

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 or via hampshire.police.uk quoting reference 44230148282.

Alternatively, residents can contact Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously at 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.