Police have released an E-fit of man they want to identify after a woman was assaulted in Thornbury.

A 28-year-old victim was running on Gloucester Road, near to Castle Sixth Form, at around 5.40am on Wednesday, September 11 when a man got out of a white van and punched her in the face.

The man got back into the van and drove off after the woman called out.

A van matching the description provided by the victim was captured on CCTV.

PC Gary Clark said: “This was a disturbing incident which has left the victim understandably shaken.

“Do you recognise the man depicted in the E-fit?

“Do you know who drives the white van in the CCTV image?

“If you have information please call 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5219209432.”