Between 1.30pm and 2pm on Thursday 31 March 2022 a staff member at the NCP car park at the bottom of Richmond Hill, near to The Square, responded to reports of a group of men drinking and smoking in the stairwell and asked them to leave. One of the men, who was on crutches, became abusive toward the staff member and swore at him, making reference to his nationality.
Police Constable Katie Callaghan, of Bournemouth police, said: “We take all reports of hate crime extremely seriously and we are carrying out a full investigation into this incident.
“We have obtained an image of a man who we are keen to identify, and I would urge anyone who recognises him to please come forward.
“I understand from our enquiries that this man is regularly seen in the vicinity, but we have so far been unable to identify him.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-online, via email [email protected] or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55220050995. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.
