Appeal to identify two women who were assaulted in Gloucester

Officers are appealing for information to identify two women who were assaulted by a man in Gloucester.

This follows a report that a man dragged a woman down the road and punched a second woman in the face.

It was reported that a member of the public had heard a woman screaming. They then saw an unknown man reach out of a small black SUV style car before grabbing onto the woman and dragging her down the road.

The woman shouted at the man to give back her bag before he went on to punch her friend in the face as she attempted to retrieve the bag.

The incident happened outside of The Link Children and Family Centre on Matson Avenue at around 12.30pm on Wednesday 30 July.

Police attended however the victims, described as two Asian women, had left the scene and officers are now working to identify them to check their welfare and find out what happened.

The women were described as follows:

• A woman who had long dark hair and was wearing a denim jacket, cream coloured baggy jogging bottoms and a white ribbed t-shirt. She had tattoos on her back and scratches on her hands.
• A woman who had black hair and was wearing a white crop top with black jogging bottoms.

The man was described as also being Asian, had his hair in a top knot and was wearing a black top with jeans.

Enquiries are ongoing to identify the women and officers would also like to hear from anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage they feel is relevant. 

Anyone with information is asked to complete the following online form quoting incident 189 of 30 July: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through their online form: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously