ESSEX Police is appealing for witnesses of an assault in Harlow to contact them.

It was reported that an assault took place between 2pm and 2.15pm on Sunday 21 August at the Oaks Retail Park in Howard Way.

The victim reported sitting in his car when the driver of a Mercedes exited his car and assaulted him through an open car window. When the victim got out of his car, he was further assaulted and his car was damaged. 

The Mercedes driver returned to his car and drove away.  

The victim sustained a facial injury.

A spokesperson said: “We believe that the incident was recorded on mobile phones by people who may have witnessed the incident and we would like them to contact us to tell us what happened.

“If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

“You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service available Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 10am-9pm.

“Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.

Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

In an emergency always call 999.

If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111.

Please quote crime reference 42/219420/22 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.