POLICE are investigating a hate crime that occurred on Orton Road, Carlisle in the late afternoon of December 6.

A spokesperson from Cumbria Police said: "During the incident transphobic comments were made toward the victim by a female described as in her teens and wearing a long black jacket with a furry hood."

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at cumbria.police.uk/reportit , quoting incident number 198 of December 6 2021.

You can also phone on 101. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.