A MAN has come forward after a woman reported being ‘shot at’ in Poole.

A woman aged in her 30s was walking near to Orchard Plaza she felt a pain to her stomach.

The woman reported she had been struck by some kind of projectile, possibly a pellet from an air weapon or BB gun.

She sustained bruising to her stomach as a result of the incident which happened between 10pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, September 21.

Immediately after the incident, the victim saw a man looking at her and laughing.

She went to challenge him and the man was reportedly abusive towards her, before making off from the scene.

Following a CCTV appeal, a man aged in his 20s has come forward and is assisting officers with their enquiries.

No arrests have been made.