Appeal Following Race Hate Incident In Bangor

Police are keen to speak to two people who witnessed a hate related incident whilst travelling on a bus through Bangor. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The incident happened at 6pm on Tuesday 5th April, on an Express Motors bus which was travelling between Penrhosgarnedd and Deiniol Road in Bangor. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

A teenage boy was subjected to racial remarks by a group of seven youths aged between 14 and 16 years old. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

PC 3097 Paul Williams said: “We want to speak to two people – a man who was sat in front of the youths on the bus, and a woman who intervened and told the group to ‘stop it’.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

If you were on that bus please call PC Williams at Bangor Police Station on 101 quoting reference RC16048865. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​