Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was seriously assaulted outside a shop in Ellesmere Port.
Sometime between 2.50pm and 3.15pm on Friday 21 August a 43-year-old local woman was exiting the Express Corner Shop on Stanley Road when she was approached by two men.
The group became involved in a verbal disagreement. The group then walked over to Alexandra Street, where the argument escalated resulting in the woman being hit in the face.
The men then fled the scene leaving the victim serious facial injuries.
The two suspects are both men, they were wearing casual clothing, one had dark hair, while the second man had with frizzy/curly mousey blonde/brown hair.
Detective Constable Iain Ross, of Ellesmere Port CID, said: “The victim in this case has been left with serious facial injuries and we are committed to doing all we can to trace the people responsible.
“As part of our investigation I am keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with any information which may aid our enquiries.
“The same goes for anyone who thinks they may know who the offenders are, or have CCTV or dashcam footage of them.”
Anyone with information or footage that may aid the ongoing investigation should call Cheshire Constabulary on 101, quoting IML786031, give the details via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
