Drunken pair chanted 'EDL' during racist assault outside takeaway

The Grimsby Telegraph reports on the court appearance of two individuals charged with racially aggravated assault  and using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour after the pair attacked a Brazilian man outside a takeaway for intervening as they racially abused the staff inside.

Rebecca Swan and Christopher Drury attacked Carlos Defreiates after he tried to stop them racially abusing staff at the Topkapi takeaway in Cleethorpes, in the early hours of July 4.

The pair were among a group who stood outside the Topkapi takeaway chanting ‘EDL’ and hurling racist abuse at staff inside.

Rebecca Swan, 38, and Christopher Drury, 23, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated assault and Swan also admitted using racially aggravated threatening words or behaviour for their attack on Carlos Defreiates.

Swan shouted at the takeaway staff: “If you live here, you should abide by our laws”. The group then turned on Defreiates, when he asked them why they were subjecting the staff to such abuse, with Swan asking him: Where are you from? You shouldn’t be here.”

Swan rammed her finger into Defreiates chest and barked: “You are in England. You should live by my laws.” Swan then slapped him across the neck and Drury hit him in the chest causing Defreiates to fall to the ground.

Swan was given a four-week, 9pm to 7am, curfew and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a Government-imposed £60 victims’ surcharge.

Drury was given a one-year conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £15 surcharge.

This latest incident comes after the MP for Hull North, Diana Johnson, called for the EDL to be banned from Hull after a recent rally in the city turned ugly.