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Do you recognise this man?
We would like to speak to him in connection with a report of attempted robbery at the BP petrol station on Portsmouth Road, Southampton on Saturday (1 February).
During the incident, which occurred between 2.09am and 2.10am, the victim, a teenage boy, was punched in the head, spat at in the face and told to hand over his motorcycle keys.
An unknown woman intervened and the man left the scene in a taxi.
No items were stolen during and the victim thankfully suffered no lasting injuries.
The man we’d like to speak to in connection with this incident is described as;
• White
• Aged in his 40s
• Approximately 6ft 3ins tall
• Athletic build
• Black, cropped hair
• Black beard
We believe the man in these images can help us with our investigation and would urge him, or anyone who knows his identity, to get in touch with us.
Also, if you witnessed the incident itself, saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or have any CCTV, mobile phone, dash cam or doorbell camera footage which could aid our investigation, please contact us.
You can do this by calling 101, or by reporting online via the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary website, quoting incident number 44250048052.
How to tell us about an existing case or report | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting their website, below;
Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)
*We appreciate the photos are not of great quality, but would appreciate hearing from anyone who can assist us in our investigation.