DETECTIVES investigating an arson attack on a charity shop have appealed to this woman to come forward.

They believe that the woman caught on CCTV may have information that will help them solve the crime.

The Scope shop on Bridge Street, Taunton, was set alight at around 12.30am on Sunday, October 2.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Someone entered Scope charity shop on Bridge Street, Taunton, and set fire to the inside of the premises.

"We believe the person responsible left through the Bridge Street exit and walked across the bridge towards St James Street."

Anyone with any information about the woman in the picture should contact rowan.ellis@avonandsomerset.pnn.police.uk.

Fire crews from Taunton and Wellington tackled the early hours blaze, which started in the store room of the two-storey building.

The premises were badly smoke damaged and the stock was ruined in the attack.