Good afternoon,

We are looking to speak to anyone who may have witnessed, or been affected by, an incident in Portsmouth last week.

It was reported to us that just before 6pm on Saturday 27 July, a group of young people were seen to be verbally abusive towards a man and a woman (thought to be in their late 40s), a teenage boy and a boy aged around 8-10 years, on a First Bus between Commercial Road and QA Hospital. It was also reported that they may have assaulted the younger of the boys.

The man, woman and boys left the bus at QA and the young people got off of the bus at Hilsea.

We are reviewing CCTV from the bus to establish what happened, however if you were on the bus and saw what happened, or if you have any information about the incident, please call us on 101 quoting 44240319879, or go online to report via How to tell us about an existing case or report | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or visit their website, below.

Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org)