It was shortly after 6.30pm on Saturday the 30th March when the 17-year old girl and her family were travelling on the tram from Victoria Station to Oldham when a boy began confronting the girls’ mother.
After she intervened, the boy spat at her and subjected her to racist abuse.
Officers have now charged a 16-year old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in connection with the incident, he’s due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on Monday 24th July accused of racially aggravated common assault.
