Officers investigating an assault believed to be a hate crime in Colchester are asking for witnesses. Police were notified of an assault in which a woman had a rock thrown at her and verbally abused by a group of up to 7 teenagers aged around 15 years old.
Of the group, one girl was wearing an all-pink outfit, and one boy was wearing grey jogging bottoms and a dark hoodie. The incident occurred between 5.15 - 5.30pm on Tuesday 8 April at Castle Park, Colchester, near to the public conveniences at the rear of Holly Trees.
A spokesperson from Essex Police said: "We are treating this as a hate crime and are asking anyone with any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, to get in contact. You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
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"It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk. Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.
"In an emergency always call 999. If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111. Please quote crime reference 42/47708/25 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible."
