NHS worker bravely speaks out after racist couple's vile five-word slur in park

NHS worker bravely speaks out after racist couple's vile five-word slur in parkAlthough she is a British citizen, Apple Moorhouse was racially abused in Manor Heath Park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, an incident which left her "looking over" her shoulderNewsBradley Jolly Overnight News Editor09:05, 17 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesApple Moorhouse hit back after her racism ordeal(Image: Newsquest / SWNS)An NHS worker has spoken of her distress after a racist couple subjected her to vile abuse in a park.‌Apple Moorhouse hit back at Fyona Bairstow, 72, and Michael Bairstow, 77, who told the woman to "go back to your dinghy". Apple, who is a British citizen having lived here since 2009, said yesterday the foul-mouthed tirade has left her "scared" and unsettled.‌The Bairstows turned on Apple after she asked them to keep her dog on a led in Manor Heath Park in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Sickening video footage which captured incident later went viral, showing the couple — who had been married for three decades — hurling a barrage of abuse at the healthcare worker.‌She said yesterday: "It's a big thing, racism, and it needs to be dealt with. I've been here since 2009 and never had anything like this before, for 10 years, it was fine but now it's got worse."I used to work in healthcare and I wanted to go back but I felt scared … this happened and I just didn't go back. Caring was my passion but then this happened and it was hard to go back."READ MORE: Residents at city suburb hit back as Robert Jenrick compares area to a 'slum'OPINIONRos Wynne Jones'Some 500,000 Brits choose hope as they take to London streets against far right'Protests