E-fit released after reported racially aggravated assault in Herringthorpe

It was reported that at around 1.30pm on Saturday, July 18, two Asian women, both in their 40s, were walking along Herringthorpe Valley Road when a man began shouting racist remarks.

An altercation took place and one of the women is said to have been assaulted, said a police spokeswoman.    

Insp Alec Gibbons, said: “The man we are looking to trace is described as white, in his 40s, and wearing a dark blue and white horizontal striped t-shirt, light blue jeans, a plain dark blue baseball cap and dark sunglasses.

“We are also keen to speak to anyone who was on Herringthorpe Valley Road that afternoon and witnessed the incident, or saw the man in question.”

Do you recognise the man in the image?

Call 101, or email [email protected], quoting incident number 528 of July 18.

You can also call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or visit Crimestoppers-uk.org.