Security guard assaulted while stopping shoplifter

A security guard was assaulted while trying to stop a man stealing from a shop, police have said.

Sussex Police are appealing for the identity of a man following the assault in Horsham.

The force said the man entered the Morrisons Daily store on Springfield Road and attempted to steal on the evening of 5 October.

The security guard tried to stop the man and was assaulted. He is in hospital with facial injuries but is recovering.

Officers added it is believed a second man may have been injured during the incident.

Police have released an image of a man that could help with the investigation and is seeking any witnesses to the assault as well as the other potential male victim.

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