Australian police seek Buzz Lightyear lookalike after glassing

A Buzz Lightyear lookalike is being hunted by Sydney police as they investigate the glassing of a woman at an inner-city beer garden.

In an appeal for information in connection with the Saturday night assault, police described a man "seen near" the victim before she was injured.

"He is described as wearing a white, green and purple astronaut costume similar to the cartoon character 'Buzz Lightyear,'" police said in a statement.

The 27-year-old woman who was hit by a glass while sitting at a licensed venue on Crown Street, Surry Hills, at about 11.45pm local time suffered a cut to the forehead and was taken to the Sydney Hospital for treatment.