Vile footage has emerged of an NHS worker being abused while on a walk with her family in a local park.
Apple, an NHS worker from the Philippines who has worked in the UK for 15 years, had gone for a stroll in Manor Heath Park, Halifax, on August 28.
While out, she was approached by a man and woman in their sixties who began spewing racial hatred.
‘You can’t even speak English,’ the woman rambled.
Her partner, mimicking a rowboat, added: ‘Have you come off a rubber boat? Did you come across the channel? Ban the immigrants.’
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Apple touted: ‘But I look after you. I’m in healthcare.’
The man interjected: ‘Why don’t you just f*ck off,’ then motioned to his small white dog, urging it to ‘kill’ Apple.
In a social media post after the matter, Apple wrote: ‘After what happened, it only validated my decision [to leave].
‘I love what I do, but some people aren’t worth my time or my care. Justice must be served.’
In addition to Apple, her mother and a bystander who intervened to stop the racial abuse were assaulted.
In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: ‘Police have made two arrests in relation to an incident in Manor Heath Park in Halifax on Thursday, which was widely shared on social media.
‘A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault.
‘Both remain in custody at this time, and enquiries are continuing. We would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.’
Last week, police arrested a man for vandalism after people were seen painting England flags above a high street in Essex.
In a viral video, two topless men appeared to climb on top of a shopping parade in Whitmore Way, Basildon.
They paint several England flags on top of the estate before one of them appears to shout a racist slur at a woman walking with a child.
Essex Police detectives, investigating the video now seen more than 5.8million times on X, said they had arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
He has been questioned and released on bail.
An Essex police spokesman said: ‘Officers investigating reports of criminal damage and a racially aggravated incident in Basildon have made an arrest.
‘This follows multiple reports received from the public reporting a video circulating online showing individuals applying paint to the exterior of several properties in Whitmore Way.
‘At one stage in the video, racist abuse is audibly and visibly directed at a woman who is passing by alongside some children.’
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