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Paul Hollywood's Plea as Brother 'Punched to the Floor and Kicked in the Face' - Liverpool Echo

LEASOWE, MERSEYSIDE, AUG 9 – Paul Hollywood urged the public to help identify the attacker after his brother was hospitalized following a violent dog-walking dispute, police said the assault was unprovoked.

  • On Friday, August 8, a man in his 50s was walking his dog on Links View Playing Fields in Leasowe when he was approached from behind and punched to the floor, then kicked in the face and back, suffering injuries requiring hospital treatment.
  • During the incident, the man in his 50s was walking his dog on Links View Playing Fields near Shackleton Road when his dog and the other male's dog began barking, leading to irate behavior.
  • Merseyside Police appealed, saying: `This was a nasty and unprovoked assault which left the man needing hospital treatment`, and urged witnesses near Links View Playing Fields or Shackleton Road at around 7pm last night to contact them.
  • On Sunday, Paul Hollywood appealed on Instagram to his 670,000 followers for information about the attack on his brother Lee in Leasowe.
  • Merseyside Police has launched an investigation and is carrying out witness and CCTV enquiries, and the public can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or call 999.
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Wirral Globe broke the news in Merseyside, United Kingdom on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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