A DOORMAN at a Wimborne kebab shop was assaulted after throwing someone out during an early hours disturbance.

Police have released a CCTV image and hope members of the public will identify the man pictured.

Officers were called to the Wimborne Kebab House in Crown Mead just before 2am on Sunday December 23.

A man had been ejected from the premises and, during the incident, he had forced the door open and punched the doorman in the face.

A scuffle then took place and members of the public were forced to intervene,

The victim, aged in his 30s and from Bournemouth, suffered a swollen lip.

Police have only just released the images and anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting occurrence number 55180205108, or the free and anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.