Woman arrested following racially aggravated incident in Dewsbury

A woman has been arrested following a racially aggravated incident in Dewsbury.

Between 10am and noon on Friday, 1 September, a group of Asian men were walking near to Dewsbury Cemetery when a vehicle pulled up alongside them and a female passenger shouted racial abuse.

A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and was taken into police custody.

Enquiries remain ongoing.

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