A man has been left with a serious eye injury during an assault at a petrol station in Horley.

The victim was attacked at approximately 9 o’clock Saturday evening at the Shell Garage at the roundabout on the A23.

Police believe there would be a number of witnesses to the assault and are asking people to come forward.

The suspect is described as black, of muscular build, tall, with short black hair and a long dark beard.  It is thought he was accompanied by another male who is described as white and of muscular build.