A man who was sleeping outside Stevenage’s Tesco Extra store was attacked on Sunday night.
Police were called to the store in the town centre at around 11.40pm, after the man was hit on the head multiple times.
The victim went to the entrance of the store to get help, and staff called for an ambulance.
Anyone who saw what happened or has information that could help the investigation is asked to contact police via the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/53013/18 or report information online at www.herts.police.uk/Report.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or through their anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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