Police are searching for a mother and daughter who allegedly pulled a clump of hair from a woman's head during a violent altercation in the toilets at the Cheltenham Festival on St Patrick's Day.
Incident Details
Officers launched an investigation following the attack at the racecourse in Gloucestershire on March 13, just after 1pm. The fight erupted in front of horrified racegoers behind the famous Guinness Village stage. Six women became embroiled in the ruckus, screaming expletives, pulling each other's hair, and grappling on the floor.
In footage of the chaos, stunned onlookers can be heard saying 'Oh my God' as a woman in a checked jacket launched punches at a redhead who was dragged to the ground. She then screamed, 'Get your f*** ginger ****'. Security rushed to the toilets, where two women had locked themselves in a cubicle, and escorted them off the premises.
Police Appeal
Gloucestershire Police have released images of two women they wish to 'identify' in connection with the attack, believed to be mother and daughter. The force described the victim as a woman in her 20s, whose hair was pulled out in a clump and who was hit around the head multiple times.
A spokesman said: 'Investigating officers have completed a number of enquiries since the incident, but are yet to identify those involved, and they are now asking for the public's help. They would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed what happened or who may be able to help identify the women.'
Suspect Descriptions
One woman is described as in her 50s with 'long straight blonde hair just below shoulder length', wearing a black and white tweed cape-style coat, a black top, black tights, and black knee-high heeled boots. The other woman is described as in her 20s with 'curly blonde hair', wearing a fluffy brown coat and knee-high heeled boots. The force noted that 'it is recognised the images are not the clearest'.
A witness previously told The Sun: 'I was at the Guinness stage having a little boogie. I went to the loo and walked in, and this big fight started. Someone called the security and they came in and dragged the girls out of the loos and they got escorted out. The older woman kept going on about something about her daughter.' The witness believed the redhead may have said something to the daughter of the woman in the checked jacket.
Racecourse Response
Cheltenham Racecourse said at the time: 'When it comes to any form of antisocial behaviour we operate a strict zero-tolerance policy. This was an isolated incident involving a small number of racegoers which was dealt with quickly by our security team and resulted in two racegoers being ejected from the racecourse.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact police online by completing a form quoting occurrence 53260012005.
