A woman has been arrested after video emerged of her lashing out at an Asian man and kicking his dog in the head.

Footage shows her spitting out at the victim and hurling racist abuse while he backs away from her and a group of other people. She then turned to his dog, kicking it in the face.

She was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon following the alleged assault in Hob Moor, York, on Tuesday night. She was also arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and class B drugs.

The victim later saw the footage of the incident online and said that his dog was okay but ‘a bit scared’.

A police spokesman said: ‘A woman has been arrested in connection with an attack on a man and his dog on Hob Moor in York yesterday.

‘Our officers arrested the 51-year-old woman at an address in York at 2.25pm this afternoon. She was arrested on suspicion of racially-aggravated assault and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, in connection with the incident on the evening of Tuesday 9 June 2020.

‘She was also arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and possession of class B drugs. She remains in custody at this time, while our enquiries continue.’

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