A CCTV appeal has been launched after an assault outside a nightclub in Cirencester left a teenager with a fractured skull. 

An 18-year-old male from Stroud was punched and thrown to the floor outside ReVA Nightclub in Bishops Walk, Cirencester at around 1.30am on Sunday, March 17.

The victim was taken to hospital with a fractured skull and cut lip.

Investigating officers from Gloucestershire Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to identify in connection with the assault.

They have asked anyone who recognises the man in the image to contact them immediately, either by calling 101, or by completing a form on Gloucestershire police's website quoting incident 47 of March 17.

Alternatively, information can be reported anonymously to independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.