Boy headbutted in Dagenham supermarket car park

A 14-year-old boy was headbutted in an apparent random attack in a supermarket car park.

The boy and a group of his friends were walking through the car park of Asda in Merrielands Crescent, Dagenham when a man, aged around 25, got out of his car and headbutted him.

When the victim’s friend intervened the man punched him in the head.

The attacker got back into his white Ford Fiesta, which was playing loud music, and drove off.

Neither boys suffered lasting injuries.

Anyone with information about the assault, which happened at around 9.15pm on May 3, should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference number CR5107548/13.