A MAN arrested after a ‘hate crime’ attack on the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Hall in Minehead early this year will not face charges.

The man, aged in his 50s, was arrested in February, a week after the letterbox of the building in Mart Road was damaged with paint, and a threatening letter and dog faeces were pushed inside.

A vehicle associated with the Jehovah’s Witnesses was also attacked overnight and daubed with symbols relating to the political ‘Far Right’.

The man was later released on police bail with conditions preventing him from visiting certain areas of Minehead.

But, now police have dropped their probe into the crimes after what a spokesperson said was a ‘thorough six-month investigation into incidents of damage at the Kingdom Hall’.

The spokesperson confirmed no charges were being brought in the case.

They said: “Officers found insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.

“Neighbourhood officers conducted high visibility patrols in the area following the incidents and residents are urged to continue to report incidents of concern.”

Despite the arrest, there were two further attacks on the religious group’s place of worship, one in March and the other in April.

The building was graffitied with symbols and slogans related to far right organisations such as the Ku Klux Klan and National Front.

A ‘threatening’ letter was also left at a Jehovah’s Witnesses address in the town.

Police carried out CCTV, house-to-house, and forensic inquiries and released a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to as they believed he could have information which could assist with their investigation.

The man in the CCTV picture, which was recorded at about 8.20 pm on Friday, March 20, was described as wearing a white cowboy-style hat, with chequered trousers, and a jumper with a white stripe down the sleeve.