A MAN was left with a broken eye socket after being glassed outside a town centre bar.

The victim, aged in his fourties, was attacked outside Straws, in Osborne Street, Colchester, at about 8.30pm on Wednesday, October 26.

The information was only released to the media this morning. 

Detectives are hoping to speak to a woman who they believe was attending an event inside the bar and alerted people to the assault before leaving. 

Anyone with information on the attack should contact DS Richard Edwards at Colchester Police Station on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.