A man has been arrested after food was allegedly thrown at a child and a woman was punched at Tesco.
The incident happened at the Tesco Express store on New George Street in Plymouth City Centre.
Officers were called to the scene by store sercuity following reports of a disturbance and carried out a search of the area.
Police successfully located the suspect after a brief area search and he was arrested.
The 46-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault, and one racially aggravated public order offence.
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