Two women were punched by a thug who accused them of “starting on” his mum inside a Northampton pub, police have revealed.
Officers are appealing for information following the assault in Wellingborough Road, between The Fiddlers pub and Bar Serengeti, between 11.30pm and midnight on Saturday night.
Detectives say the attack arose after an exchange of words in The Spread Eagle pub, further along Wellingborough Road, between two groups of women.
One of the groups - three women all aged 25 - then left the pub, however, a man then caught up with them and accused one of “starting on” his mother in the Spread Eagle.
He then punched her, causing her to fall back, and then together with another woman attacked the second victim, kicking her while she was on the ground.
The man also punched the third woman.
Police say members of the public intervened and the three women ran across the road to hide.
The attacker is described as white, 5ft 4in, aged in his 20s and was of thin or average build. He had messy straight black hair down to his ears and was wearing a salmon-coloured short-sleeved t-shirt.
The woman who joined the attack in the street is described as white, aged in her 40s, with short blonde hair and was wearing light coloured print top and black trousers.