A MAN jumped out from an alleyway, grabbed a 17-year-old girl from behind and indecently assaulted her.

Police said the girl struggled free of the attacker, aged in his 40s, who struck outside Focus Do It All, in Hereford, and sprinted off.

The unshaven attacker is described as about 5ft 5in, of medium build with crew cut black or grey hair.

He was scruffy, wearing light-coloured jeans and a black T-shirt, with discoloured broken teeth and a Welsh accent.

Anyone with information about the attack, between 11.30pm and midnight on Friday, September 13, in Widemarsh Street, should contact PC Sarah Sentinella at Hereford Police Station on 01432 276422, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.