A TEENAGER was knocked to the floor and stamped on in a "cowardly attack" in Lambourn on Saturday.

An 18-year-old man was walking in the car park at Close End in front of a block of flats on Saturday 1 at around 12.15am, when he was hit on the back of his head.

The blow knocked him to the floor, and he was then punched, kicked and stamped on, before he lost consciousness.

When he regaind consciousness, the teenager saw a man getting into a car, which speed away.

He was treated for his injuries at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

The man is white, around 6ft, and was wearing a long sleeved top.

Investigating officer, PC Paul Culley based at Newbury police station, said: “I would like to speak to anyone who might have been in the area at the time, and may have seen the assault, or saw a vehicle moving at speed in the Close End area of Lambourn in the early hours of Saturday morning.

“This was a cowardly, violent and unprovoked attack on a young man who had been enjoying a night with friends. He was left with a large cut to the back of the head, a black right eye with a cut underneath, a swollen lip and nose, and a cut to the left temple. He was treated at hospital but has since been discharged and is recovering at home."