A teenager has been charged with alleged racially-aggravated offences after a reported assault on a bus.

The victim was allegedly punched on her arm and subjected to racist abuse during the incident in Dartford.

The woman, in her 20s, boarded a bus in West Hill on January 2 where she was reported to have been approached by the suspect who was with a group of friends.

Following investigation, a 15-year-old girl from Scotland was arrested in Edinburgh on May 27.

She was later charged via post with common assault and racially-aggravated assault.

The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court on August 22.