Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that took place on Harwich Road in Mistley on Friday.
A 26-year-old man was walking down an alleyway on the road at around 1.10am when he was approached by an unknown man, who punched him in the side of the head.
The man suffered minor facial injuries.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything to conatct Clacton CID on 0300 333 4444.
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