A WOMAN has sustained an injury after being assaulted at Lakeside.

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted at the Lakeside shopping centre on Wednesday, September 3 at around 7pm.

The victim, aged 17 from Barking, was involved in a verbal altercation with another woman.

Following that altercation the woman pulled the victim’s hair causing a lump to her head.

The suspect was in company with a man who pulled her off the victim.

Police investigating the incident wish to speak with the two people shown in CCTV images.

Anyone who can identify them is asked to contact Pc Jen Gray at the Lakeside policing team on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.