Overview

• West Yorkshire Police arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of racially aggravated assault after Thursday’s confrontation in Manor Heath Park, Halifax.
• The pair, described as white and in their 60s, remain in custody as enquiries continue following the force’s public appeal.
• Video shared widely shows racist slurs, water thrown at the family, the woman pulling Apple Moorhouse’s hair, and an attempt to seize her phone.
• Moorhouse, an NHS healthcare worker, reported bruising and muscular pain and attended A&E the following day.
• The incident began when she asked a dog owner to control an off‑lead pet that had frightened her six‑year‑old daughter.