Appeal after woman is allegedly assaulted in March High Street

A March man who tried to shield his girlfriend during an alleged attack in the town's High Street has posted a Facebook appeal to try to catch the alleged attackers.

Chas Tinworth posted a video of the alleged assault which happened in the early hours of Sunday morning on the March Free Discussion page with the line: "Help me find the people that attacked my girlfriend please."

It has since had over 90,000 viewings and Cambridgeshire police have also issued an appeal for witnesses to the incident,which happened at around 12.34am on Sunday to come forward.

The clip shows the woman lying on the ground near Stott's Fish and Chip shop with Mr Tinworth on top of her in a bid to protect her as two women shout and swear at the alleged victim.

The victim, Emily Szebesta, also posted images of herself and says she has a bald patch on the back of her head and is cut and bruised to her face and body from where she was allegedly kicked. She has also posted a video of her holding a chunk of hair she says was pulled from her scalp.

A police spokesman said: “We were called at 12.34am yesterday (April 7) with reports a woman had been assaulted in the High Street, March, by a group of women.

“The victim, who is in her 20s, was uninjured but ambulance crews attended as a precaution. An investigation is ongoing.”

• Anyone with information regarding this incident should call police on 101 quoting 35/23913/19 or visit www.cambs.police.uk/report or alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.