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Ashley Pemberton & Steven Smith

Police investigating hate crime after man defecates in garden of former cricketer Azeem Rafiq

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after a man defecated in the garden of cricketer and racism whistle-blower Azeem Rafiq. The ex-Yorkshire bowler was targeted at his home in Barnsley on October 5 this year.

Police said the incident is being treated as racially motivated. Officers have now released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: "Our Barnsley team is looking to identify the man pictured, in connection with a reported hate crime. At 6.18pm on October 5, it’s reported that a man defecated in the front garden of an address on Gawber Road, Barnsley.

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