POLICE are appealing for help tracing this person in connection with an assault in Poole.

The incident, at the Tesco supermarket in Poole Road, happened at around 1.45pm on Saturday, June 1.

A Dorset Police spokesperson said a man entered the shop, where he argued with a member of the shop staff.

“It is reported that the man punched the victim – a man aged in his 40s – in the face,” they said. “The victim suffered facial injuries but did not need to go to hospital.”

Police Community Support Investigator Chris Hardy, of Poole police, added: “We have been carrying out a number of enquiries into this incident and I am now in a position to issue a CCTV image of a man we wish to speak to.

“I would urge anyone with information regarding the identity of the man pictured to please contact us.”

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55240082004. They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.

Officers are keen to trace this person after an incident at Tesco in Poole. Picture: Dorset Police