Police are looking to identify a man following a deliberately set fire at a Chester hotel.

Shortly after 2.30pm on Tuesday 30 June, police received reports of a fire at a hotel on Brook Street, Chester.

It was discovered that an unknown offender had forced entry into the room and deliberately set fire to the bed.

Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing. As part of the investigation, officers have now released a CCTV image of a man they are looking to identify.

The man is believed to have travelled to Chester from the South Yorkshire area.

Detective Constable Karina Monks, of Chester CID, said: "Enquiries in relation to this incident have been ongoing and we're committed to doing all that we can to identify the person responsible.

"As part of our investigation we're keen to speak to the man in the CCTV images.

"Our enquiries suggest that the man travelled to Chester from the Rotherham or Sheffield area and is believed to have returned to South Yorkshire following the incident."

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Anyone with information in relation to the identity of the man are urged to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or here.