A man in his 20s has suffered facial injuries after an assault in Westcliff.

Police are appealing for information after the incident which took place outside a property on North Road around 11.30pm on Sunday August 1.

Officers attended and arrested four people at the scene on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.

Three of them - a 53-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy - have been released on bail until 27 August.

The fourth person, a 19-year-old woman, will face no further action.

All parties are known to each other.

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You can submit a report online at essex.police.uk quoting crime reference number 42/156062/21.

You can also call 101 or, if you’d prefer to remain anonymous, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.