Appeal for witnesses to racially aggravated assault in Gloucester

Police are appealing for witnesses to a racially aggravated assault at a supermarket in Brockworth, Gloucester earlier this month.

On Monday 13 December a woman was assaulted and subjected to racial abuse in the car park of the Tesco Extra at around 6pm.

The victim was walking across the car park when a man and woman in a Renault Clio car sped up to her before getting out and physically assaulting her and verbally abusing her. 

The victim suffered minor injuries to her neck and hand.

The man and woman were described as both being white, the woman was of a large build and was wearing jeans, a zip-up hooded top and had dark coloured hair which was worn in a pony tail.

The man was described as being aged in his 60s and was wearing brown trousers and a black jumper. He had white hair and wore glasses.

CCTV has been reviewed and police are now appealing to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident.

If you saw the incident you can contact police by using the following form online and quoting incident number 36 of 14 December: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can call 101 and quote the same incident number.