Man in court over alleged violent assault at South Tyneside metro station

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Monday May 16 2016
The Sunderland Echo reports on the court appearance of a man suspected of a violent assault on a young Muslim male at a metro station in South Tyneside.
Robert Taylor, 45, is alleged to have attacked Rahman Choudary, 20, at Simonside metro station with a hammer and a hockey stick on 31 December 2015.
Taylor appeared before South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court charged with one count of racially aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, possessing an offensive weapon, namely a lump hammer, and a fourth charge of possessing a stick in connection with the same alleged incident.
The court heard Rahman Choudary had been to McDonalds before going to Simonside Metro Station. The court heard Choudary was “hit on the head with a hammer and on the knee with a hockey stick. He was left unconscious and had hospital treatment for a fractured jaw.”
Due to the seriousness of the charges, the case has been escalated to Crown Court.
Taylor is due to appear before Newcastle Crown Court on June 7. Taylor entered no pleas and has been granted bail until his court hearing next month.