An appeal has been launched after a man was allegedly pushed off his bike and assaulted twice.

The victim was supposingly riding his bike at around 4.55pm on Sunday, October 16, when a group of people thought to be aged between 15 and 18 knocked him off the bike and assaulted him.

After initially escaping the incident in Horsham Park the victim was then chased and assaulted by the group for a second time.

Members of the public were eventually able to chase the group away in the direction of the Kaya in the Park restaurant. The victim suffered numerous facial injuries and was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.

Sussex Police are continuing their inquiries and are particularly keen to speka to a witness who is believed to have filmed the incident on a mobile phone.

Any relevant information or footage can be reported to police online, or via calling 101, quoting serial 902 of 16/10.