Man arrested after footage shared of women being racially abused in Romford

A 55-year-old man was arrested last night

A man’s been arrested after footage was shared online of a group of women being racially abused in Romford.

Footage showed a man hurling abuse at the group as they were walking along South Street on Saturday, 20 April.

A 55-year-old was taken into custody last night (Sunday, 21 April) on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.

Havering Police posted the update on X yesterday.

This evening, we arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.

This follows distressing footage shared earlier of a group of women being racially abused in South Street, Romford yesterday.

The man has been taken into custody.

— Havering MPS (@MPSHavering) April 21, 2024

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