Updated: Three arrests and woman in hospital after violence breaks out in York city centre
Three people have been arrested and a woman is in hospital following an outbreak of violence in York city centre this afternoon.
An area has cordoned off in front of the Co-op supermarket on the corner of The Stonebow and Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate.
A police guard is also in place.
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Photographs: YorkMix
The disorder happened on streets packed with families, shoppers and visitors.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Three people have been arrested after a woman was assaulted during a disturbance on Colliergate in York near St Saviougate / Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate in York.
“It was reported just after 2pm on Monday 17 August. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was taken to hospital for treatment.
“The suspects, a man, 42, and two women, aged 49 and 57 remain in police custody at the time of writing.
“Anyone who witnessed the incident and has not already spoken to the police should get in touch.”
A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received an emergency call at 2.11pm on Monday afternoon to report an assault incident close to the junction of Fossgate and The Stonebow in York.
“An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to hospital.”
Witnesses said they saw a woman with an apparent head injury. She was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital.
