Two men are being sought by police after a distressed woman was found by security staff at the Sherwell Centre  on Saturday.

Police say that at about 4am on Saturday, September 13, security officers from Plymouth University found a distressed young woman near the centre on Sherwell Lane, who "had been the victim of a sexual assault".

Devon and Cornwall Police are actively seeking the identity of two men seen walking up Sherwell Lane away towards North Road West.

They are described as follows:

Male 1: white male 5’10” to 6’ tall, big build in his mid 20s with blond hair and a beard. He was wearing a light coloured shirt and trousers and was well spoken.

Male 2: Asian male 5’6” to 5’10” tall average build also in mid 20s wearing a blue shirt and denim jeans.

Anyone with any information please call Devon & Cornwall Police on 101 and quote log reference 157 130914.