POLICE have launched a witness appeal after a car was damaged with a large stick in a car park.

The owner left his vehicle in a car park outside Sainsbury’s in John Macadam Way, St Leonards, before entering the shop.

A man in a red car was then seen pulling alongside the grey Nissan Qashqai and smashing the wing mirror with a large stick.

The incident is understood to have taken place between 7.55pm and 8.10pm on Friday, January 28..

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident.

The damaged car was in a parking bay near to the entrance of the store.

Anybody who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police online or call 101, quoting serial 213 of 30/01.