POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Basildon that took place at around 3am on Saturday, 16 April outside Unit 7, Festival Leisure Park.

During a disturbance involving a group of people, the victim, a man, 20's, was punched to the face and sustained a broken jaw.

The suspect is described as a white man, well built with short dark hair. He was wearing a dark coloured coat with the hood down.

A police statement says: "We need anyone who saw anything or has any CCTV or dash cam footage to contact us. If you have any information, you can submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk where you can use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am and 11pm. Please quote crime report 42/96877/22. 

"You can also call us on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."