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Police are searching for a man who punched a woman twice outside an Essex nightclub, leaving her apparently unconscious on the floor.

The woman needed hospital treatment after the incident outside Faces nightclub in Gants Hill at about 3am on Saturday.

Video footage of the incident shows the pair apparently arguing, with the man standing with his arms folded, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans with white streaks.

Suddenly, he punches the woman’s jaw, causing her to stagger backwards, before she falls towards him. He follows up with a punch to her cheek, as another man watches while she falls to the ground.

Gasps and screams can be heard coming from onlookers, the majority of whom were women.

Facebook users appeared to identify the attacker in the video and called for him to be brought to justice.

A Metropolitan police spokesperson said: “Police in Redbridge are investigating after a woman was assaulted outside Faces nightclub … The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. The incident is being treated as GBH. No arrests have been made.”