A MAN tried to drag a woman into bushes in Ellesmere Port before she managed to fight him off.

The assault happened between 3.10am and 3.50am on Saturday, October 26, as the 28-year-old victim was walking along Flatt Lane toward Princes Road.

She suffered minor injuries as a result or her ordeal.

Detectives in the town are now appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage.

The victim described the suspect as ‘dark skinned with short back and sides hair'. He is approximately 40 to 50 years old and was wearing a navy T-shirt, navy jeans and trainers.

DC Steven Huxley said: “I’d urge anyone with information to contact police. Maybe you live along Flatt Lane or Princes Street and you have CCTV which may help us, or you were driving in this area in the early hours of Saturday morning and have captured footage which may help.”

Anyone with information should contact Cheshire Police on 101 or via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries/ quoting IML 548493.