A 16-year-old boy and two men age 18 and 20 from Salford have been arrested after a shocking race-hate attack on a tram was captured on video this morning.
A clip of the attack taken by an anonymous commuter surfaced on Twitter and quickly went viral, being picked up by the Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Mirror, the Independent, and the Daily Express.
On the video, three men could be seen and heard shouting racist insults, intimidating passengers and drinking beer at 7.30am on Tuesday morning on a commuter tram heading from Oldham to Manchester city centre.
One boy handed himself in to police after the video clip was posted on multiple newspaper websites.
Two others were arrested in the Salford precinct area this afternoon.
All three – each of whom are from Salford – have been arrested on suspicion of affray.
Chief Inspector Gareth Parkin of GMP’s City of Manchester Team, said: “I would like to thank the public for their help and support in this investigation, which has led to the swift arrest of these three people.
“All hate incidents are treated with the utmost severity and this behaviour will not be tolerated in Greater Manchester.”
If anyone has any information please report it to police immediately on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
