WANTED | Ricky Bending, Okehampton

We are seeking the public’s help to locate wanted man Ricky Bending.

Bending, 40, from Okehampton, is wanted in connection to using violence to secure entry, intentional strangulation and criminal damage.

He has links to the Okehampton and Hatherleigh areas of Devon.

Bending is described as a white male, around 5ft 7ins tall and of a proportionate build in his late 30s.

He has short brown hair and has previously had a medium length beard.

Bending speaks with a West Country accent.

Image can be seen via the Devon & Cornwall Police website here.

Enquiries are ongoing to locate Bending, and we are now turning to the public for information.

Anyone who has seen Bending or knows of his whereabouts is asked not to approach him but call 999 quoting 50260165550