Avon and Somerset Police have called for witnesses to come forward after a man assaulted a mother by rubbing a tissue with faeces across her face outside a garage in Cheddar.

The woman was walking on the B3135 Tweentown near the Essar Oil service station with her daughter when a car - a silver Mercedes E250 Coupe - deliberately drove through a puddle causing water to splash over them.

The driver of the vehicle then got out and rubbed a tissue containing faeces across the woman’s face from behind while shouting and swearing at her.

The incident happened between 8am and 9.30am on November 1.

Weston Mercury: The incident took place along the B3135.The incident took place along the B3135. (Image: Google)

Police have described the suspect as: white, around 6ft 2ins tall, of muscular build with short blonde hair, blonde stubble and blue eyes. He wore black joggers and a dark blue Adidas hoody.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5221257167.