A WOMAN was left shaken and scared after a man indecently exposed himself to her as she stood in her back garden.

It was about 11am on Monday when the woman noticed the man stood in a gateway which leads on to a public footpath in Worcester.

He exposed himself to her and was seen touching himself before she walked away.

PC Jan Timberlake, of Worcester police station, said: “This happened on the footpath very near to some ferry steps which lead down to the river off Henwick Road, in the vicinity of the Total garage.

“The woman targeted in this incident was left physically shaken, scared and disgusted by this man’s behaviour.”

The man is white, about 5ft, of slight build, with light-coloured, short, neat hair. He had a long, slender, pointed nose. He is aged in his late 20s to early 30s and was wearing a light-coloured long-sleeved top, with lightweight, light-coloured trousers.

Anyone with informationshould call police on 0300 3333000, quoting 311-S-250612.