POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men were assaulted in a suspected homophobic attack in a Barnsley bar.
The two men were on the dancefloor of Digital on Wellington Street at around 12.45am on October 27 when the incident occurred.
One 24-year-old man was headbutted and the other, aged 32, was punched in the face by the same unknown man.
The suspect is described as a white man between 6ft and 6ft 4in tall, of a stocky build and in his late 20s.
The two men, from Barnsley, believe they were attacked due to their sexuality.
South Yorkshire Police is treating the incident as a homophobic hate crime.
Witnesses, or anyone with information, should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, quoting incident number 691 of November 12, 2013.
