Gosport woman went into frenzy attacking two women, girl and police officer before arrest for racial incident

The 37-year-old was arrested for several offences on Tuesday, including a racially aggravated public order offence and several assaults.

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A woman reported an altercation between to a patrolling officer in Bury Road at roughly 3.05pm. The eye-witness said a girl, 14, saw an altercation between two women near Gosport War Memorial Hospital.

A police spokeswoman said the girl was grabbed and her hair was pulled. She added: ‘One of the women then grabbed the 14-year-old’s clothing and tried to pull her hair.

‘The girl involved was not injured.’ After this, the assailant then went after two more females, aged in their 20s.

The spokeswoman said: ‘Two women in their 20s were also assaulted, but neither sustained serious injuries.’ Officers attempted to restrain the 37-year-old, with one of them – from the NPT team – being kicked in the leg in the process and receiving a string of offensive remarks.

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The officer was reported as healthy after the attack and is still on duty. The woman is still in police custody after the arrest was made.

‘As the 37-year-old woman was being arrested on suspicion of common assault a police officer was assaulted by being kicked in the leg and was also verbally abused,’ the police spokeswoman said.

‘The 37-year-old woman, from Gosport, was further arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and racially aggravated public order. The woman remains in police custody at the current time.’