Woman, 60s, taken to hospital after racist attack

A woman in her 60s was taken to hospital following what police have described as a “racially motivated hate crime” in Belfast.
By Niall Deeney
Published 1st Sep 2020, 21:04 BST
Police have appealed for informationPolice have appealed for information
Police have appealed for information

The incident happened earlier today.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said: “Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the report of an assault on a woman aged in her 60’s in Divis Street, Belfast this evening, Tuesday, 1 September.

“At approximately 5.15pm police received a report that a woman had been assaulted by a man who had come up behind her and kicked her to the ground, where he kicked her again.”

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The police spokesperson continued: “The woman has been taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries.

“A short time after the assault, police arrested a 50 year old man on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He remains in police custody at this time.”

PSNI Sergeant McKinley said: “Police are treating this incident as a racially motivated hate crime.

“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident or who has information to contact police at Woodbourne police station on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 1479 01/09/20, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”