A skate park in Ringwood was defaced with hate-related graffiti over Easter weekend, Hampshire Police have said.

The incident occurred between 4.30pm on Thursday, March 28 and 8am on Tuesday, April 2 at Carvers Recreation Ground.

The graffiti has since been removed by council workers.

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Hampshire Police is now appealing to the public for any witnesses to the incident or anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area.

Anyone with information or CCTV footage from the area at the time has been asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 44240138905.

Information can also be contributed online here.

Members of the community can also submit information anonymously by contacting CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.