POLICE have found the person they wanted to speak to after a 12-year-old girl was spat at in the Westgate Centre. 

On Friday, officers said he had 'vital information' about the 'dispicable' assault, which happened on June 3 at around 5pm. 

The girl was on the roof terrace and went down the escalators near the toilets when she saw the male watching her from above. 

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He then allegedly spat at her before making a getaway. 

On Friday, PC Jake Freeman, who is invesitgating the assault, said: “In the current climate this is a particularly despicable crime, especially to a young girl."

This morning police thanked everybody for sharing the appeal and have said they have now 'identified him'.

He took part in a 'voluntary interview' on Sunday - no arrests have been made and the investigation is still ongoing.