A MAN was left with a black eye after a mugger head-butted him and fled with his mobile phone early on Wednesday morning.

The victim was approached on Kingswood Road, Prestwich, at around 12.10am by a white male in his early 20s, approximately five feet eight inches tall and of medium build.

The offender asked the man for money and, when the victim refused, he was head-butted before the man ran off with his mobile phone.

Police ask that anyone who witnessed this incident or with any information which could help to contact Bury CID on 0161 856 8150 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.