POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in the street and left with head injuries.

Officers were called to Deptford High Street at the junction with Comet Street at 2.05pm on July 11.

They found a 23-year-old man suffering from minor cuts to the head. He was taken to a south London hospital and later discharged.

Police say he had been in a local bookmakers shortly before the attack, and that he was followed by two black men in their late 20s who were both wearing dark clothing.

Call Lewisham Police on 0300 123 1212, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.