POLICE are appealing for witnesses of the assault of a 58 year old man from the Kingsbridge area, which happened in the Saddle Tor car park on Dartmoor on Sunday, September 11 at 7pm.

The man had been taking photographs on the moor, when he was approached by a man who asked for a cigarette lighter. Two other men joined the first man and all three proceeded to assault the victim by punching and kicking him.

A woman nearby was said to have encouraged the assault. The three men and the woman got into a vehicle, in which there was another man, and left the area at speed.

The first man is described as white, in his early twenties, 6 feet tall with a celtic design tattooed on his neck. The other two men involved in the assault were shorter, and all three had beards and spoke with Westcountry accents.

The woman is described as in her late teens to early twenties, 5 foot 5 inches tall, of stocky build with blonde / light brown hair scraped back. The vehicle was fairly old, with wide wheels similar to a Ford Fiesta.

During the incident a Canon 5D digital SLR camera was stolen.

If you witnessed the incident, or if you have been offered a camera of this type for sale and are uncertain where it came from, please contact police by email at [email protected] or by phone on 101, quoting reference CR/064331/16.