Urgent hunt for man in vest after woman sexually assaulted and mugged in alleyway as cops release CCTV

POLICE have released CCTV as part of an urgent hunt for a man in a vest after a woman was sexually assaulted and mugged in an alleyway.

Officers said the woman was assaulted and had her purse stolen in the incident in an alleyway off Lord Street in Blackpool, Lancashire last month.

They now wish to speak to a man, pictured with cropped dark hair and wearing a black vest, in connection with the alleged attack that took place on Saturday, December 14 at around 11.30pm.