Geraldton police investigating serious assault on Geraldton Foreshore leaving female with broken vertebrae

Geraldton Police are investigating a serious assault along the Geraldton Foreshore after a female was left with a broken vertebrae and herniated discs.

In a social media post on Friday, police said they were seeking any witnesses to a serious assault that happened on Wednesday, February 1 about 7.30pm.

A female received a broken vertebrae and herniated discs as a result of the assault.

Geraldton Police shared images of the car park area near the playground at 2 Foreshore Drive and the grassed area adjacent to the playground.

The community took to Facebook to comment on the matter. “Our foreshore is becoming less and less of a safe place to walk!” one woman commented.

Another said it was “sad” you “can’t even walk along the Foreshore without someone getting hurt”.