A fourth person has been charged over a July incident involving three Filipino seafarers near Avonmouth Docks in the UK, with police continuing to record the case as a suspected hate crime.
Avon and Somerset Police said Kayleigh Coates, 39, from north Bristol, was re-arrested on 25 September. Police listed three charges against her: two counts of assault causing grievous bodily harm and one racially-aggravated public order offence.
The case relates to an incident in Richmond Terrace, Avonmouth, on the evening of 31 July.
One of the seafarers remains seriously ill in hospital. Another was discharged after receiving treatment, while the third did not require hospital care.
Coates has been released on conditional bail and is due before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 22 October.
Three other defendants were charged earlier in connection with the same incident. Kurtis Ranklin, 45, of Southmead, faces a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Preston Stabb, 18, of Shirehampton, faces the same GBH charge as well as a common assault charge.
A 17-year-old boy, whose identity cannot legally be published, has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to one of the injured ship workers.
According to the latest police update available at publication, Ranklin and Stabb were on remand, while the 17-year-old was on conditional bail. The three were due to appear at Bristol Crown Court on 30 September.
BBC reported that all three men involved as victims are from the Philippines. Earlier police statements said racist language was reported during the incident, which authorities have recorded as a suspected hate crime.
TFCN Global reported that the Filipino seafarers were crew members of the general cargo vessel MV Arklow Beacon, which was docked at Avonmouth when the incident occurred. Port records cited by TFCN showed the vessel had arrived earlier on 31 July.
The publication also reported that the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers was assisting the crew. Two seafarers who sustained less serious injuries returned to the Philippines on 9 August, while the third remained in hospital in the UK at the time of that report.
The criminal proceedings remain ongoing.
