Officers investigating a racially aggravated public order incident in Bournemouth are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify.

Between 1pm and 1.30pm on Friday 10 January 2025 a woman was walking with her young granddaughter in the Lower Gardens when she was reportedly racially abused by an unknown man.

Police Constable Samuel Burlton, of Dorset Police, said: “We take all reports of hate crime very seriously and have been carrying out a number of enquiries into this incident.

“We are now in a position to release an image of a man we are looking to identify as part of our enquiries and I would urge anyone who recognises him to please contact us.”

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55250004556. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.