POLICE officers investigating an assault in Chadwell St Mary in June have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak with in connection with their investigation.

A statement says: "We were called to Longhouse Road at around 10pm on 27 June following reports of a man being assaulted. The victim was approached by a man who confronted him before punching him in the face multiple times.

"The assault left the victim with injuries including a laceration to his eyebrow.

"The suspect is described as a black man in his early 20s who drove a black BMW.

"Enquiries into this assault have remained ongoing and officers are now releasing an e-fit image of a man we would like to speak with.

"If you recognise him or have any further information, please get in contact.

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

"Visit https://www.essex.police.uk/digital101to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

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

"Please quote incident 42/115285/23 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."