POLICE have issued a CCTV picture, alongside an appeal for help in trying to find a suspect who carried out a racially aggravated hate crime in Thurrock.

A statement from the force says: "We received reports of a man in his 20s being racially abused in a B&Q store in Lakeside on 22 July 2025 before the suspect left the scene.

"Our officers have reviewed CCTV and pursued several lines of enquiry, and are now appealing for the public's help in identifying the suspect in this investigation.

"If you recognise the man in this image or have any information about this incident, please contact us quoting incident 643 of 22 July 2025.

"Visit https://www.essex.police.uk/digital101to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101.

"If you would like to make an anonymous report, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers on Twitter at @CrimestoppersUK, by visiting their website or by calling 0800 555 111."