A man was the victim of a vicious assault outside a Cleckheaton takeaway.

The 48-year-old victim was hospitalised with serious injuries following the attack outside Spicy Delight on Bradford Road on the evening of Saturday, April 16.

The suspect is described as white, in his early 20s, 6ft tall and of stocky build with brown hair. He was with a similarly aged woman with shoulder-length brown hair at the time. Anyone with information should contact Kirklees CID.