A man has been arrested in connection with a hate crime attack on a Norwich butchers.

A glass door was damaged after a brick was thrown at the Norwich Halal Butcher on Magdalen Street at about 11.20pm on Tuesday, July 25.

Police have arrested a man, who is aged in his 40s and from the Norwich area, following the incident.

He is currently at Wymondham Police Investigation Centre (PIC) awaiting questioning.

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While police confirmed they were treating the incident as a hate crime they tried to reassure people of all faiths and racial backgrounds that hate-related incidents in the city were 'rare' and would not be tolerated.

The attack was condemned by community leaders who insisted that while 'upsetting' incidents like this were unusual in Norwich.