Police today appealed for witnesses after a 21-year-old man was assaulted in Oxford.

The attack happpened in St Thomas Street, near to the Las Iguanas bar, after he had left the nearby Lava and Ignite nightclub in Park End Street at about 1.45am on Friday, October 16.

PC Andy Gold said: “The man had left the club to get some fresh air when he was attacked by two unknown men, sustaining injuries to his head and body.

“I would like to speak to anyone who may have been in the area at the time, who might have seen two men coming from St Thomas Street, either into Park End Street, Paradise Street or Hollybush Row.”

Anyone with information should contact PC Gold via the Thames Valley Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505, or alternatively contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.