POLICE have released an photo of a man suspected of an assault in Wickham.

Officers investigating an attack in Wickham would like to speak to him.

They say he is white, aged in his 40s/50s, 6ft tall, physically fit and of medium build, short facial hair, very short hair/balding, possibly with a small white dog, possibly a Jack Russell or Terrier/Westie mix.

He was wearing dark blue denim jeans, brown shoes, a long sleeved grey/light green fleece and a black neck warmer.

The incident happened on Thursday February 24 when a man in his 40s was assaulted in the car park of the Square Cow pub at approximately 7.10pm.

He sustained serious injuries to his leg, head and elbow.

In a statement the police said: "Since this incident was reported to us, we have been conducting extensive enquiries in order to identify and locate the man involved. We now have these images of a man who was seen in the area at the time that we would like to speak to in connection with this incident."

Anyone with information can call 101 quoting reference number 44220077344.