Scottish Borders crime: Hate crime probe as gran, mum and daughter, 7, face ‘racial slurs’ in Hawick
Police are appealing for information.
A grandmother is among three women targeted in an alleged ‘hate crime’ in the Scottish Borders.
It is understood three members of the same family - the grandmother, mother and daughter - were reportedly targeted by a man shouting racial slurs on the High Street in Hawick.
The incident happened on Tuesday, September 16.
The mother told STV News: “When we got home, my daughter told me she didn’t want to go to school. She asked if the man was shouting because of her grandma’s headscarf or the colour of our skin. She refused to leave the house for three days.
“I’m thinking about whether I’m safe to walk up the road with my child. It has 100 per cent changed the way I go about my day.”
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Police urge people with information to come forward
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are carrying out enquiries after a report of a hate crime, which happened in High Street, Hawick on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
“Anyone with any information should contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1274 of September 24.”