A WOMAN was viciously attacked in front of her young daughter after asking a couple to keep the noise down at the cinema.

The victim was left with a bloody ear and swollen eye socket after being punched repeatedly in the face in the foyer of the Regent Circus Cineworld.

The assault happened at around 3pm on Sunday, September 6 after the woman made a complaint to cinema staff about the couple. She had asked them to stop talking over the film they were watching.

Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they want to speak to about assault.

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She is described as white, with long dark hair and approximately 5ft 9ins tall. She was was with a man described as white, with short, dark, curly hair and facial hair

PC Emma Rossiter said: “This is a disproportionate and unprovoked attack and the level of aggression shown in a public place with young children present is unacceptable.

“The incident occurred after the victim, who was watching the film with her young daughter, asked the suspect and her partner to stop talking over the movie.

“We would like to speak to the woman pictured regarding this incident or anyone who may recognise her or have witnessed what happened in the foyer of the cinema that day.

“If you have any information, please call us on 101 and quote crime reference 54200089633.”