POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in a busy shopping centre car park.

The incident happened shortly after noon on Sunday at The Galleries car park in Washington.

A man got out of his car on the access road leading to the shopping centre, near the roundabout at the retail park.

He then assaulted a 64-year-old man, who suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident.

Officers believe there were a number of people in the area at the time, some of who may have captured footage of the incident on their mobile phones and police say the are keen for them to get in contact.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Northumbria Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.