Police in Crawley need to talk to this woman after a Chihuahua was "kicked hard" across the grass at Tilgate Park and a dog walker was racially abused.

A Crawley woman was walking her dog in the park when the Chihuahua came up to them just after 4pm on Wednesday, June 19.

The Chihuahua owner then went up to her own dog, "kicking it hard" across the grass several times, causing the pet obvious distress, Sussex Police have said.

When the other dog owner remonstrated with her for this cruelty, the woman racially abused her.

The woman pictured, who police want to talk to about the incident, is described as a white woman, aged about 19, 5ft 8ins tall, with long "whitish" hair, and of medium build, who was wearing tight blue tie-dye jeans, a khaki bomber jacket with two orange stripes on the cuff, black trainers and an ankle bracelet and a ring on the middle finger.

A woman with her is described as also being white, about 19, 5ft 9ins tall, with long black or very dark brown hair, and of heavy build, wearing black trainers, black leggings and a high waist beige off the shoulder jumper.

Sussex Police's Kate Mitchell said: "If you know who this woman or her friend are, please get in touch with us. You can report online or by calling us on 101, quoting serial 44 of June 26."

When the woman with the Chihuahua is identified, officers will also liaise with the RSPCA to establish what dog mistreatment offences may have been committed.