Woman filmed using n-word and spitting at bouncer released on bail

Footage of shocking incident was posted online by bouncer Tristan Price

A woman has been bailed after being filmed racially abusing and spitting at a bouncer outside a pub in Birmingham.

The shocking clip showed the 24-year-old shouting at doorman Tristan Price and calling him the n-word, outside The Figure of Eight pub on Saturday night.

Mr Price, 26, posted the video, which has now been viewed more than two million times, on Instagram, with the footage sparking outrage.

In the clip the bouncer is called a “black c***t” and a “f****** n*****”, before being spat at in front of shocked pub-goers.

A 24-year-old woman from Worcester was arrested on Monday on suspicion of racially abusing the pub doorman, police confirmed. At 1pm on Monday she handed herself in at a police station and was later released.

Under bail conditions the woman is not allowed to enter Birmingham. Police confirmed they are still compiling evidence before handing a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

An Instagram account reportedly belonging to the woman posted a lengthy apology about the incident outside the Wetherspoons in the Broad Street area of Birmingham.

The account said: “I would just like to publicly apologise for the situation that happened at the nightclub and I would like everyone to know that I am infact [sic] not racist at all.’”

In a separate post she blamed the incident on the fact she was intoxicated and and claimed people are entitled to “free speech.”

The woman’s grandmother has defended her granddaughter and told the Sun Online she regretted her actions and “is definitely not a racist.”

Mr Price described the behaviour he faced from the woman as “completely unacceptable” and that we “can’t be silent” about racist abuse.

He told the Birmingham Mail: “I have had a knife pulled on me while at work, which was pretty shocking. But this was worse, it affected me more because it was so vicious.

“Too often when we speak up about racism like this it is brushed away but it’s a big issue and we need to talk about it.”

In a post he published alongside the Instagram footage he said: “I haven’t been doing security for years like some, but in the short time I’ve been doing it I’ve seen and been through pretty much anything there is to see and go through whilst doing the job.

“This however, is something I, or anyone who looks like me shouldn’t have to go through.

“There was a time I’d go through things like this and brush it under the carpet but them times are over.”

Chief Inspector James Spencer, of West Midlands Police, said that people were “disgusted” by the “awful incident.”

He added: “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.”