POLICE are trying to trace people who stepped in to stop a violent confrontation outside a supermarket.

The incident took place outside the Sainsbury’s supermarket in High Street, Littlehampton, at around 3pm on Wednesday.

No one was hurt at the scene.

Detective Sergeant Colin O’Hare, of Sussex Police, said: “We’d like to speak to the people concerned and thank them for their actions. We’d also like to talk to anyone else who may have seen what happened.”

Witnesses are asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or 101.