Hull: Third person arrested in connection with assault on Buckingham Street
8th July 2019Latest newsletter out from the National Neighbourhood Watch Network!
9th July 2019Hull: Reports of homophobic assault of woman
Humberside Police are aware of an incident that took place on Monday 8th July on Swannage Walk in Hull involving an alleged assault of an 18 year-old woman by two females.
Detective Chief Inspector Alli Sweeting said, “The initial report we received was in relation to a common assault and we have since seen media reports that this was believed to have had a homophobic motive.
“We are in the early stages of our investigations and will be speaking to the victim and to other parties involved to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
“If it is established that there was a homophobic motive we will be treating this appropriately. We deal with all hate incidents and crimes thoroughly and do not expect the people of our communities to have to suffer from the intolerance of others.”
UPDATE
A 21-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the above offence. The arrested woman who is from Hull has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm and possessing a controlled drug. She remains in police custody.
A 16 year-old girl from Hull has also been arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in police custody.
Reference 16/78805/19.