Police Seek Victim of ' Hate' Crime

Footage apparently shows woman being verbally abuse

Police have been made aware of footage on social media of a woman being verbally abused by a man in what appears to be a hate-crime related incident. The confrontation is believed to have happened on the Uxbridge Road, near Shepherd's Bush market (corrected).

Detectives from Ealing's Community Safety Unit would like to speak to the victim and ask her to contact them via 101. Anyone with information that may assist this investigation, or who was in the store when the footage was taken, is urged to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Enquiries are ongoing.

The Metropolitan Police Service says :

''We will not tolerate hate crime and it is committed to tackling it in all its forms. We understand the significant and often enduring impact hate crime can have upon victims and within their communities and are constantly striving, working in partnership with specialists, to increase reporting, capture evidence, support victims and bring offenders to justice.

''We have more than 900 specialist officers across London working in our Community Safety Units who are dedicated to investigating hate crime, and we work closely with faith hate organisations, including TellMAMA re Islamophobia and the Community Security Trust (CST) re anti-Semitism.''

4th April 2016 (updated and corrected)