Police investigate hate crime incident in Wellington
West Mercia Police is investigating an assault which happened in Wellington on New Year's Eve and would like to hear from anyone who witnessed it.
At about 4pm a woman was walking past the White Lion public house in Tan Bank when she was approached by a man who came out of the pub.
He spoke to her then put his arm around her, grabbed her hair and pushed her to the ground.
She suffered slight injuries to her knees and was very shaken by the incident.
The offender is described as a white man, aged about 22 with black hair which was about ear length. He was wearing a purple jumper.
Officers carried out a search of the area but were unable to trace the offender.
PC Emma Burrows said: "This assault happened in the late afternoon on New Year's Eve when there were a number of people around starting their celebrations. The offender had been drinking in the White Horse pub so someone may have seen him in there and be able to help us to identify him."
The incident is being treated as a hate crime as the victim is transgender.
Anyone with information is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or via their website www.crimestoppers.co.uk
