A man is in custody after reports of a hate crime at Queen Square bus station.
Last night (Monday, February 20) police officers were called to Queen Square bus station due to reports of an altercation between a man and a woman at one of the stops. When officers arrived it was reported the man had made transphobic slurs towards the woman.
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a hate related section 4 aggravated public order offence in relation to the incident. He was taken to a police station where he remains in custody.