Police are searching for a woman following a racially aggravated assault at a petrol station in Epping.

The woman, who police want to identify, is believed to have been verbally abusive towards the female victim and is said to have thrown a glass of beer at her.

The incident is alleged to have happened at the Shell garage on the Wake Arms roundabout in High Road at around 9.30pm on Friday February 13. 

Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Aksit Ekrem at Loughton Police Station on 101.

People can also give information to the independent crime fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via an anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org