TWO men sexually assualted a woman in an alleayway after she refused to give them change.

The serious assault took place at around 5am in the alleyway next to the Himalaya Shopping Centre in The Broadway, Southall, on Monday, August 14.

Ealing Borough Police are now appealing for help to track down two men who they believe are responsible for the attack.

The woman was walking in the Broadway when the men approached her and asked her if she had any change.

She told them she had none.

She was then dragged down the alleyway next to the shopping centre and sexually assaulted by the men before they fled the scene in a red Nissan vehicle.

They were last seen heading towards Ealing along the Uxbridge Road.

One of the men has been described as being Asian, around 25 years old, 5ft 4in tall, with short black hair and a stocky build.

He was clean-shaven with an English accent and had a gold or silver tooth.

His nose appeared to have been broken in the past and he was wearing a blue, hooded top and blue tracksuit bottoms.

The other man is about 6ft tall and approximately 35 years old, with a shaved head.

He was clean-shaven in appearance, has a heavy build and was wearing a mustard-coloured shirt.

Police Constable Lynda Smith, of Ealing police, said: "We are treating this incident extremely seriously.

"We are anxious to trace the offenders and would urge anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may appear, to contact us."

Anyone with any information that could help the police with their investigation or anyone who may know the identity of the suspects from their descriptions is urged to contact PC Lynda Smith in The Sapphire Unit at Southall Police Station on 020 8246 1139.

Alternatively people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111