Man burst into shop, shouted racial slurs and exposed himself

A man went into a shop in Birkenhead and shouted racial slurs at the shopkeeper before exposing himself. The incident began at 8.55am on October 18, when the walked into the shop on Borough Road and shouted abuse at a member of staff before leaving.

The same man returned to the shop just before 2.35pm the same day, when he shouted racist slurs and exposed himself.

Merseyside Police have today, November 27, released CCTV images of a man they believe could assist with their investigation. Two images show a brown-haired white man in a grey Adidas T-shirt, light grey shorts, black socks and dark trainers carrying a plastic bag; while the other two images appear to show the same man in a grey tracksuit.

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Constable Bev Draper said: “Nobody should be subject to such hateful abuse as they go about their business, trying to earn a living. The threatening and aggressive behaviour shown by the offender has no place in Merseyside, and we are determined to bring the offender to justice.

“We deal with any such reports with compassion and sensitivity, acting on all information to bring offenders to justice and encourage anyone who has been a victim of hate crime to contact us. If you are the man pictured or recognise him, please contact us.”

If you have information on hate crime, please contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X @MerPolCC. You can also call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.

If you do not wish to report a hate crime to the police, the independent charity Stop Hate UK to run a 24/7 confidential helpline for all victims of hate crime on 0800 138 1625 or www.stophateuk.org. You can also download the Stop Hate UK reporting app on Google Play or the Apple App Store.