Garden tool seized after ‘racist attack’ outside Bradford College

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a ‘racially aggravated’ public order offence which saw four people, including two police officers, injured outside a college.

The suspect, in his 30s, was arrested after being tackled by Bradford College security guards at 9.30am on Thursday.

Footage from the scene appears to show bystanders wrestling a sharp instrument from someone’s hand.

College security had detained the man before police arrived to arrest him during the street brawl in Great Horton Road.

He was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two members of the public and assaulting two emergency workers.

He was also arrested for a racially-aggravated public order offence and causing damage to a police van.

The two injured members of the public have been taken to hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

A small gardening tool was seized by police at the scene.

DI Ailis Coates asked for anyone who had footage of the attack to come forward.

He said: ‘We know that this incident will understandably cause some concern in the community. I would like to reassure people that the suspect was quickly detained by security staff and arrested by the police.

‘We understand that this incident has been witnessed by a large number of people and that some people may have filmed bits of it.

We would ask them to please share this footage with the police as it could greatly assist us in our ongoing investigation.

‘We currently have a police scene in place on Great Horton Road and people can expect to see our neighbourhood policing colleagues in the area providing reassurance to college staff and students and the wider community.’