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Appeal as woman assaulted in suspected hate crime

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The incident happened in Union Road in Farnham, Surrey, on 17 August

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Surrey in what officers believe may have been a hate crime.

The incident happened in Union Road, Farnham, at 12:02 BST on 17 August.

The suspect got out of a vehicle, punched a woman and fled the scene, Surrey Police said.

鈥淲e believe there may have been a hate-crime element involved in the incident,鈥 a police spokesperson said.

The suspect is described as a white man in his late teens or early 20s, about 5ft 9in tall, and with short dirty blond hair.

The force has urged any witnesses to come forward.

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