Apple Moorhouse, a nurse who has worked in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) for 15 years after moving from the Philippines, was subjected to racial violence while walking with her family in Manor Heath Park, Halifax.
The incident began when she asked a man to properly handle his unleashed dog, which had frightened her young daughter.
The situation quickly escalated, ending in assault and later, arrests.
What started as a concern for safety turned into racial assault
In a Facebook post. Apple explained that her father and 6-year-old daughter were heading to the park’s play area when a small dog began barking and following them.
Her daughter clung to her grandfather in fear. When Apple suggested the dog should not be off its lead in a public space, the owners, a man and woman in t