A woman has been arrested on suspicion of racially abusing a pub doorman in Birmingham after footage of the alleged incident was viewed over two million times on social media. West Midlands police said they arrested a 24-year-old woman from Worcester on Monday after a video showed a customer apparently shouting racist abuse towards a member of security staff outside a Wetherspoon’s pub on Saturday night. She is also accused of racially abusing another man who was stood near the pub entrance and earlier damaging furniture inside the premises, and remains in police custody for questioning after attending a police station on request. Ch Insp James Spencer said: “It’s an awful incident and people are understandably disgusted. We said we would prioritise the investigation and that’s now led to the swift arrest of a suspect. “Our city centre police teams have been working hard with local businesses to make the city a safe and enjoyable place to visit. Racist behaviour is completely unacceptable and we are taking this report very seriously. “We are still in the process of trying to contact the victim and we would urge him to get in touch as soon as possible so we can take a statement.” The incident took place outside the Figure of Eight on Broad Street in Birmingham between 10pm and 11.30pm on Saturday. In the 25-second clip shared online, the doorman can be seen talking to a woman before she shoves him, subjects him to racist abuse and spits at him in front of a number of onlookers.
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