A WOMAN is reported to have been assaulted by another woman while she was walking in Kidderminster.

The woman, in her 20s, was walking along Bewdley Road at around 3.10pm on Monday (October 16), when she was approached by another woman.

A verbal altercation took place between the two, before the woman is believed to have assaulted the victim.

West Mercia Police officers are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or saw someone acting suspiciously in the area at the time, to come forward.

Anyone with information, is asked to call officers on 101, quoting incident reference number 429S of October 16.

Alternatively, information can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.