Woman has beer poured over her and her dog during racist assault in Bournemouth

Dorset Police have released a CCTV image of two men they would like to identify

Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 6th Dec 2022
Last updated 6th Dec 2022

A woman has had beer poured over her and her dog during a racist assault in Bournemouth.

Police have just released details of the incident that happened on Friday 30 September at around 4.30pm.

A woman in her 40s was walking near to One Stop in Jewell Road when she became aware of a group of two men and a woman.

The group started swearing at her and were racially abusive toward her.

One of the men then poured beer over the victim’s shoulder and leg, covering not only her but also her small dog.

The group followed her as she went into the shop.

Inside the two men continued the racial abuse and pushed the victim.

Police Constable Andrew Kelly, of Bournemouth police, said: “This was understandably a distressing incident for the victim, and we have been carrying out a number of enquiries to try and identify the individuals involved.

“We take reports of hate crime very seriously and owe it to victims to explore all lines of enquiry available to us.

“I am now in a position to release a CCTV image of two men we are looking to identify as part of our enquiries, and I would urge anyone who recognises them to please contact us.”

How to contact Dorset Police

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220159673.

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