POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked in Altrincham.

At around 3am on Sunday May 1, a 20-year-old woman was outside Canada Grill and Nick’s Lounge in Railway Road in Altrincham town centre when she was the victim of an unprovoked attack.

The woman sustained a broken hand and facial injuries during the assault and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Detective Constable Rebecca Mills of GMP’s Trafford Borough said: “This attack took place on a busy bank holiday weekend and we believe that there may have been several witnesses.

“I would like to urge anybody with information to please come forward and contact police.”

Anybody with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 1044 of 01/05/16, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.