Hunt launched after runner in her 20s ‘hit across the head and strangled by stranger’ in Windsor

Thames Valley Police is seeking information about a man after a woman in her 20s reported being assaulted while running near Windsor. The incident was reported at about 11.30am on 28 August, beneath a railway bridge on Eton Wick Road, and the suspect fled after she screamed.

Police say the woman was hit on the head and held in a headlock, sustaining minor injuries that did not require hospital treatment. The man is described as white, in his early 20s, about 5ft 7in tall, with short brown hair; he was wearing baggy blue shorts and no top. Police have released an e-fit and ask anyone who recognises him to call 101, quoting reference 43260448686, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.