POLICE are investigating after a naked man accosted a person in a Winchester alleyway.

The incident which occurred at around 3.30am on Saturday, July 13 in between St James Lane and Peninsula Road.

A 22-year-old man was walking home after a night out in the city centre when he saw the man walking towards him.

The naked man passed him but a short time later turned around and grabbed his shoulder, but the 22-year-old pushed the man away and carried on walking home.

DC Stuart Turner said: “We would like to identify this man to find out what he was doing in the area and to make sure he is ok.”

The man is described as white, 5ft 9ins, overweight, with short, dark cropped hair, in his late 20s to early 30s and with a hairy belly.

Anyone with information should contact DC Turner at Winchester CID on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.