A REFUGEE has been hurt in a scuffle in the North-East.
Cleveland Police are satisfied the attack on an Iraqi asylum seeker on Teesside was not racially motivated.
But the scuffle, in Pym Street, South Bank, near Middlesbrough, revealed a communications breakdown, and triggered a meeting between police, the local authority, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and support workers.
A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said: "Police were called to a minor disturbance between a couple of local people and one Iraqi.
"Three people were arrested and one has been charged with violent disorder and assault.
"There has been a meeting in headquarters between community safety and local authority officers and the support team. It's purely an exchange of information.
"It is purely for information and to develop a protocol for contacting people.''
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article