Officers investigating a report of a racially aggravated assault on a member of staff at a store in Poole are issuing a CCTV image of a woman they would like to identify.
At around 12.25am on Sunday 24 July 2022 a woman entered the Dorset Booze off licence in Old Orchard and walked into a staff area. When she was challenged by a staff member, she made a comment in relation to nationality before hitting them in the face. The woman then left the store.
Police Constable Matt Batter, of Poole police, said: “Dorset Police takes all reports of hate crime very seriously and we are carrying out a number of enquiries into this incident.
“We have obtained a CCTV image of a woman we would like to speak to, and I would urge anyone who recognises her to please come forward.
“From our enquiries, we understand there were three other male members of the public in the store at the time of the incident and I would be keen to speak to these individuals as potential witnesses to the assault.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220119426. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
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