Two people arrested after suspected racist attack in Bolton

Police have stated that they have arrested two people on suspicion of carrying out a racially motivated attack that left a woman in a critical condition in hospital. 

 

On Sunday afternoon a 39-year-old woman was walking towards a bus stop in Bolton with her two young daughters and her 15-year-old son when she was attacked.

 

Greater Manchester police stated they had arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of racially aggravated grievous bodily harm and racially aggravated assault, and a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault.

 

Both remain in custody for questioning and have not been named.

 

The attacker is alleged to have struck the teenage boy and then assaulted the mother when she intervened; racial slur was also used prior to the attack. 

 

The family later boarded a bus but got off when the mother became unwell and emergency services were called. She was taken to hospital with a head injury as her condition deteriorated. She remains in a critical but stable condition. 

 

DI Ian Partington of Greater Manchester police said: "This was a despicable, unprovoked assault on two innocent members of the public in front of young children. There is absolutely no place for this in our community. We treat all hate crimes extremely seriously and are following several lines of inquiry to trace the offenders". 

 

"We are also continuing to work with partners to address any concerns in the Breightmet community. The mother remains in a stable condition and we will hopefully see her improve over the coming days."

 

Anyone with information is urged to call police on 0161 856 5757 quoting incident number 1722 of 03/06/18 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

 

If you have suffered similar incidences and would like legal advice then please contact the team at our bolton office on telephone 01204 526 465