CCTV video shows police storming Essex pub and seizing golliwog dolls after hate crime complaint
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This is the bizarre moment police stormed a couple's pub and seized their golliwog dolls - saying the toys were a suspected "hate crime".
Benice Ryley, 61, was quizzed by six officers after police received an anonymous complaint about The White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex.
She and husband Chris, 64, who is currently abroad, have displayed their collection of 15 dolls after receiving them as gifts from customers over the years.
On Tuesday (4/4) Essex Police raided the pub and confiscated the dolls saying they were investigating a "hate crime".
CCTV shows six officers walk into the bar and question Benice at a table.
Benice Ryley, 61, was quizzed by six officers after police received an anonymous complaint about The White Hart Inn in Grays, Essex.
She and husband Chris, 64, who is currently abroad, have displayed their collection of 15 dolls after receiving them as gifts from customers over the years.
On Tuesday (4/4) Essex Police raided the pub and confiscated the dolls saying they were investigating a "hate crime".
CCTV shows six officers walk into the bar and question Benice at a table.