POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on an 18-year-old student in the early hours of Christmas morning at the junction of Water Street and Waterloo Street in the town centre.

The victim was attacked with a broken bottle and was badly wounded as a result.

Another 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with a Section 18 wounding.

Anyone with information can contact DC Aidan Lavin on 0151 777 6166, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.