POLICE are appealing for information after a man was found badly injured in Torquay.

At around 3.15am on Saturday, January 31, a 27-year-old man approached door staff at Park Lane on Torwood Street.

The man had muddy footprints on his clothing and severe injuries to his face, including multiple fractures and swelling to the left side of his head and face, and bleeding behind his eye.

He has no recollection of what happened to him.

He was last seen on CCTV leaving the Apple & Parrot uninjured at 2.16am and then running up an alleyway towards Parkhill Road a minute later.

Officers investigating the incident are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the man in the missing time period, or who has any information or relevant footage which may be able to help understand how he sustained the injuries.

The man is described as a white male, of average build, 5ft 10ins tall and with a bald head.

He was wearing a white t-shirt with a dark grey/black buttoned up jacket/shirt, black trousers, black and purple shoes.

A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: ‘Anybody able to assist is asked to get in touch via 101 or our website quoting 50260025672’