POLICE are investigating how a woman received face injuries after a night out in Darlington.

It is believed the unnamed woman, in her mid-30s, left the Bondgate area of the town in a taxi between 11pm and midnight on Saturday.

She got out of the taxi in the Newton Lane or Jedburgh Drive area, and it is thought she was helped to her home by neighbours or passers-by.

Sometime during that hour she sustained cuts to her face.

Police are appealing for the taxi driver or those who helped the woman to come forward.

The woman was wearing a dark sleeveless top and light trousers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Darlington police on (01325) 467681.