A man and woman have been arrested after allegedly racially abusing and threatening another man.

At around 10pm on Wednesday an off-duty officer spotted the victim being verbally abused in Broadway, Maidstone.

Two suspects allegedly threatened to stab him.

After sharing a description of the pair to patrols, two people were identified in Marsham Street.

A 45-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman from Maidstone were arrested and remain in custody.

No weapons were located on either suspect.

A spokesman from Kent Police said: "Kent Police takes a zero-tolerance policy towards any crime motivated by hate and prejudice and uses specially-trained officers to deal with incidents of this nature."

Anyone with any information which may assist our enquires should call 01622 604100, quoting reference 46/107911/19. Alternatively contact Kent Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555111.

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