SECURITY footage has been released by police hunting two men after an assault which left its victim with a fractured cheek.

Cleveland Police received a report that a man had been punched on Yarm Lane outside Aldi at around 9.55pm on Friday, February 26, in an unprovoked assault by two males. The victim did not suffer any injuries.

A short time later, two males assaulted a 24-year-old man on Outram Street, Stockton, punching him to the side of the head and leaving him with a broken cheek bone. The man attended hospital and he later required facial reconstructive surgery.

Anyone with information as to the identity of those shown in the footage is asked to contact Detective Constable Shaun March from Stockton Volume Crime Team on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org