KFC worker racially abused and spat at at cops release CCTV to find attacker

26 November 2023 , 20:27

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Nottinghamshire Police want to speak to this man after a racist attack on a KFC worker (Image: Nottinghamshire Poilce)

Detectives are hunting a man after a KFC worker was abused in a vile racist attack.

The fast food worker was on a shift at the chicken restaurant branch in Hyson Green, Nottingham, when he was targeted in a racially-aggravated incident which involved him being spat at. Now officers are searching for a man in connection with the attack.

Nottinghamshire Police has now released a CCTV image of the man they want to speak to after the racist attack, which happened at around 2.20pm on September 29 this year. They believe the man in this picture could help with the probe and have urged him to come forward.

Do you recognise him? (Nottinghamshire Poilce)

The KFC worked was abused and spat at in the incident (Nottinghamshire Poilce)

PC Kelly Bazaz from the force said: “This was a horrible experience for the victim who was simply doing her job when this incident happened. We take incidents of this nature extremely seriously and would like to hear from anyone who can help us to identify the man pictured in these images.”

The number of hate crimes reported to police has soared by more than three times in the UK in the last 10 years, according to Home Office statistics. More than 145,000 crimes motivated by racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, disability discrimination or other forms of bigotry were reported to UK forces in the year ending March 2023 - a 263% rise.

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Earlier this week, police in Worcestershire appealed after a woman was racially-abused and spat at on a bus. Meanwhile Parliament's only current serving MP who wears a hijab, Apsana Begum, revealed she had faced multiple racist threats leaving her scared for her safety, including vile threats to rip off her head covering.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 450 of 29 September 2023, or make contact via Crimestoppers.

Susie Beever