Overview
- The Halifax couple, sentenced Thursday at Bradford Magistrates’ Court, received eight weeks in custody.
- Each must pay £175 to Apple Moorhouse, and Michael Bairstow must pay £100 to the woman he punched.
- The attack in Manor Heath Park in August 2025 was filmed and shared widely, showing racist taunts, hair pulling, a thrown bowl of water, and a punch to a bystander who intervened.
- Moorhouse, a British citizen who moved from the Philippines, said she now carries a panic button and has felt too afraid to return to her caring work.
- The pair pleaded guilty in March to racially aggravated assault, and the bench called their conduct “deeply rooted” as it stressed the presence of children and the seriousness of the offense.