ESSEX Police would like to trace this man in connection with assaulting and threatening to kill a woman in Southend on December 15.

Billy Bugby, also known as William, is 24, white, 6ft 1ins tall, is slim, has brown eyes and short, brown hair. He is unemployed and has links to addresses in Wickford and Grays. He is known to frequent the Southend area.

Anybody who knows where he may be is asked to contact the South Op Juno Team on Essex Police 101.

People can also give information to the independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via an Anonymous Online Form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org