A suspect has been named after a woman was stabbed and repeatedly punched in the head.

On Thursday September 15 a 37-year-old woman was stabbed with a knife and repeatedly punched around the head in the street in Rotherfield Avenue, Eastbourne.

She was taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital, where she was treated for a wound to her upper right arm.

Police have now announced that they are looking for Leon Stolton, 35, of Rotherfield Avenue, Eastbourne, in connection with the incident.

He is white, about 5' 9”, of muscular build, with cropped brown hair. He has a distinctive tattoo on his neck.

Anyone with any knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101, quoting serial 197 of 15/09.