At around 4.30pm on Friday 30 September 2022 a woman aged 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.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220159673. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.