A RUNNER has been assaulted while out on a Lake District fell today (November 22), say police.
The middle-aged man was running on fells in Mardale, near Haweswater Reservoir, when he was allegedly hit across the back by a man wielding a walking stick at 12.30pm.
Cumbria Police said the offender was in the vicinity of a pack of hounds at the time of the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to call PC 2003 Street on non-emergency 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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