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# Man arrested after ‘food thrown at child’ and ‘woman punched’ in Plymouth Tesco
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/man-arrested-after-food-thrown-at-child-and-woman-punched-in-plymouth-tesco/
- Published: 2025-11-07T22:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-10T15:34:14.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Plymouth City Centre, News, #editors-picks

A man has been arrested after food was allegedly thrown at a child and a woman was punched at Tesco. 

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****Plain-clothed officers apprehended the suspect.** (Image: Seamus McCoy | Plymouth Plus)

The incident happened at the Tesco Express store on New George Street in [Plymouth City Centre](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/plymouth-city-centre/). 

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****Tesco on New George Street.** (Image: Seamus McCoy | Plymouth Plus)

Officers were called to the scene by store sercuity following reports of a disturbance and carried out a search of the area.

[Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) successfully located the suspect after a brief area search and he was arrested.

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****The man being loaded into the back of a police van.** (Image: Seamus McCoy | Plymouth Plus)

The 46-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault, and one racially aggravated public order offence. 

This is a breaking story - further updates to follow.

**UPDATE:** 

[Man jailed after pleading guilty over disorder at Plymouth TescoDaniel Robertson, 46 has been jailed for 16 weeks after pleading guilty to two assaults and a racially aggravated offence at a Tesco Express.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/icon/Plymouth-Plus-Icon--2--1.svg)Plymouth PlusSeamus McCoy![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/thumbnail/W99_2367_1-1-1.jpg)](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/man-jailed-after-pleading-guilty-plea-over-disorder-at-plymouth-tesco/)

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