A teenager was assaulted by one of a gang of seven men after she refused to engage in a sex act.

Police today launched an appeal for witnesses to the attack in Queen Street, Colchester.

Officers called for calm to prevent further violence tonight, with hundreds of revellers expected to hit the pubs from the afternoon to the early hours.

Saturday was quieter, but trouble brewed when the 17-year-old was confronted by the seven men in Queen Street.

She was making her way home with a friend when she was punched in the head by a suspect described as black with very dark skin, tall, well-built, and wearing a black bomber jacket.

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