Appeal after woman is racially abused in Derby

We are appealing for witnesses following a report of hate crime.

A 39-year-old woman reported that she was walking along Derwent Street in Derby at around 1pm on Thursday 30 January, when she was racially abused by a woman.

She then walked further down the road towards the River Gardens, where she was racially abused a second time by a man.

The woman who shouted abuse is described as being white, 5ft 7ins tall and in her forties. She had black hair tied in a long ponytail with a full fringe. She was wearing a dark skirt, black ankle boots with gold buckles, a polka dot top and grey puffa coat. She also carried a black back-pack. 

The man is described as white, with light stubble and light brown hair. He is around 5ft 9ins tall, in his forties and was wearing dark coloured clothing.

We are now appealing for anyone that was in the area that might have seen the incident happen, or know who the people may be, to report it to us.

Anyone with information is asked to get in touch with us using one of the following non-emergency contact methods.

Please quote incident number 20*57228 in any correspondence.

• Facebook – send us a private message to /DerbyshireConstabulary
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre on @DerPolContact
• Website – complete the online contact form www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.
• Phone – call us on 101.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Please note in the event of an emergency you should always call 999.