Woman left with serious face injury after assault in Plymouth city centre

It happened in an area between The Bank pub and the Theatre Royal at around 4.25am Credit: Google Maps

A woman has been left with a serious facial injury after an assault in Plymouth city centre.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating a report that the victim, who is in her 30s, was punched and scratched by a woman in the early hours of Saturday 29 October.

The victim needed hospital treatment for her injuries.

It happened in an area between The Bank pub and the Theatre Royal at around 4.25am.

Detectives have appealed for witnesses and would particularly like to hear from a man on a bike who stopped and asked the victim if she was alright.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police or by calling 101 quoting crime reference CR/100050/22.