A woman in her 20s has sustained a fractured cheek and eye socket during an assault.

The incident took place in Hemel Hempstead High Street, at around 3.45am on Saturday, November 19.

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At that time, the victim was assaulted by a man outside Redz Bar, and was later taken to hospital for treatment.

A suspect has been described by Hertfordshire police as a "stocky black male", he is also described as around 5ft 8ins tall with dark hair styled in thick cornrows.

The individual wore a black waterproof-style jacket with a polo shirt or shirt buttoned up to the top.

PC Ellis Molyneux said: "I am appealing for anyone who was in the area around the time, or who saw the incident itself, to please come forward.

"I believe there were a number of people in the vicinity.

"I’m hoping someone may have captured dash cam footage as they passed the scene.

"If you can help, please get in touch.

“The victim, a woman in her 20s, sustained a nasty injury to her cheekbone and eye socket and was taken to hospital for treatment.”

PC Molyneux can be contacted via the following email address:  ellis.molyneux@herts.police.uk

Information can also be reported online at herts.police.uk/report or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 41/93737/22.

Anonymous information can be given to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.