ITV News and Manchester Evening News report on the story of a Muslim woman who has spoken about her experiences of verbal abuse recounting a recent episode at a shopping mall in Manchester. Masarit Begum, 42, said she had walked into the Stretford Mall after dropping off her kids at school when an...
The Guardian reports a suspected hate crime in Edinburgh after the city’s central mosque suffered minor fire damage caused by an object thrown in the early hours of Sunday 18 September. Edinburgh central mosque in the Potterrow area of the city was targeted in what police are calling a hate...
The Derby Telegraph reports on the sentencing of a man who racially abused two female neighbours calling them “Isis slags” and “Isis bitches”. Christopher Blurton, 50, pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Derby Crown Court last week but was convicted on Friday 16 September of racially...
News website, News North Wales, reports on the sentencing of a man who racially abused an Egyptian male, thinking he was a Muslim, and made “pig snorting noises” at him. Michael Williams, 61, of Wrexham, was found guilty last month of racially aggravated harassment over incidents at The Royal...
The Times reports that the woman who lost her baby in a racially aggravated attack outside a Co-op store in Milton Keynes is Muslim. Thames Valley Police yesterday reported the incident took place on 6 August in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. A 34 year old pregnant woman was racially abused and...
A woman who racially abused a Muslim female and assaulted her father over a parking dispute has been convicted on four counts including one count of assault by beating, racially-aggravated assault by beating, racially-aggravated threatening words with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful...
The Derby Telegraph reports on a trial at Derby Crown Court involving a man who is alleged to have called two female neighbours “Isis slags” and “Isis bitches”. Christopher Blurton was charged with racially aggravated harassment in connection with the alleged offences which...
The Nottingham Post reports on a fine imposed on a man who abused a Muslim asking him “Have you got your suicide belt?” Modou Ceesay, 40, appeared before Nottingham magistrates on Friday 9 September in connection with the incident. The court heard that the victim was visiting a sick...
The Ilford Recorder reports on the proceedings of a trial at Romford magistrates court involving alleged incidents of racial assault arising from a dispute over parking. Adeola Adebayo, 24, is charged with 10 offences including five of racially/religiously aggravated common assault, two counts of...
The Times and Star reports on a “road rage” incident in which a woman racially abused and spat at a Muslim man. Laura Morgan, 31, appeared at West Cumbria Magistrates Court today and admitted racially aggravated common assault on Ekren Yusuf. The court heard Morgan was driving in her car and...
