A 20-year-old man is in hospital with serious head injuries after an assault in Clacton in the early hours of Sunday.
Police say the victim was punched and kicked in the assault which happened outside the Buffalo Restaurant in Station Road at about 3.30am.
Witnesses should call Ds Cole at Clacton CID on 0300 333 4444.
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