CCTV: Police investigate hate crime incident at toy shop in Bournemouth
A man shouted transphobic abuse at two shop staff
Police have released a CCTV image after transphobic abuse was shouted at two toy shop staff in Bournemouth.
It is reported that at around 3.45pm on Tuesday 26 September, a man repeatedly shouted transphobic abuse at two people in the Build-A-Bear Workshop store in Commercial Road.
Police Constable Sebastian Horsfield, of Bournemouth police, said: “We take reports of hate crime very seriously and we have been exploring all lines of enquiry available to us to identify the man involved.
“We have obtained a CCTV image of a man we would like to identify as part of our investigation and I would urge anyone who recognises him 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 55230152916.