An elderly dog walker fended off a man who attacked her by squeezing his testicles before calmly walking away, police have said.

The woman was walking her pet close to an old airfield in Stoke Orchard near Cheltenham when a man approached her and shouted "get off my land" then hit her in the mouth.

But in response, the pensioner grabbed her attacker by the testicles and left him lying on the ground. She suffered bruising and small cut in the attack at about 11.30am on Monday.

Police in Gloucestershire today appealed for witnesses to speak to them about the incident.

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They want to question a slim white man, believed to be aged between 25 and 35 and 5'8", about what happened. He was wearing blue jeans, a dark jacket, brown boots and a navy baseball cap.

A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said: "Clearly this was an unusual method of self-defence and the attacker got more than he bargained for.

"We need information about this incident. It would have been a terrible experience for a person of any age and we would urge anyone who can help to come forward."

Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident 143 of August 4.