Norwich: 'Oompa-Loompa' Assault

1 January 2013, 06:00 | Updated: 1 January 2013, 11:10

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that took place in Norwich by some men dressed up as Oompa Loompas.

It happened on Thursday 27 December at some point between 3.20am and 3.30am on Prince of Wales Road.

The victim, a 28 year old male, had just come out of a kebab house next to Tesco when he was approached by a group of four people - three males and one female. Two of the males were dressed as 'Oompa Loompas' from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with painted orange faces and dyed green hair and were wearing hooped tops. The female had dark hair and a dress split at the side.

One of the males in the group pushed the victim to the floor before he got up. He was then hit on the head, fell to the floor and hit again.

The victim sustained a cut below his right eye, two black eyes, a small cut to the nose and a cut lip.