The Courier reports on the delay of the trial of seven men accused of attacking a Muslim takeaway owner in the days following the Paris attacks in November 2015, after prosecutors failed to retrieve all the CCTV footage from the shop. Mohammed Khalid was allegedly assaulted by the men as he...
The London Evening Standard last week reported on the arrest of a 46 year old man in connection with the ‘racist Pakemon’ stickers which were identified at bus stops, cashpoints and at tube stations in the capital. The stickers, which mimic the popular Pokemon game, feature various British...
The Exeter Express and Echo reports on the collapse of a trial relating to an incident of alleged racial abuse and assault after the victim failed to attend court to give evidence. Rodney Delicata, 46, was charged with a racially aggravated assault in relation to a “road rage” incident at a...
The Hull Daily Mail reports on the trial of an Armed Forces officer who is alleged to have told a taxi driver he had “killed P***s in Iraq” before assaulting him. Leon Salter, 26, is on trial at Hull Crown Court charged with criminal damage and racially aggravated grievous bodily harm....
The London Evening Standard and the Metro report on the sighting of “racist” mock Pokémon stickers featuring various British Muslims, including the Mayor of London, at bus stops, cashpoints and at tube stations in the capital. The stickers, dubbed ‘Pakémon’ bear a twist on the popular...
The Bolton News and The Guardian cover the far right anti-mosque protest over planning permission granted by the local council for the building of a mosque in Grecian Street, Bolton. The ‘Stop the mosque’ campaign, which organised the campaign, protested outside Bolton Town Centre. The...
The Blackpool Gazette reports on the sentencing of a man who smacked a shopkeeper in the face because he “looked at him”. Lee Smith, 26, was on a suspended jail sentence for brandishing knives and swords out of a window when he assaulted Gulamoyhuddin Kaduji, 30, at his Pound Zone shop in...
The Aberdeen Press and Journal reports on a teenager who subjected a restaurant worker to a night of “racist torment” forcing him to defend himself with “chilli powder”. Elgin Sheriff Court heard the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sixteen at the time of...
The Hereford Times reports on the sentencing of a teenager who racially abused a Turkish takeaway worker in Leominster on 18 September. Jamie Lock, 18, pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence and a separate public order offence at Herefordshire Magistrates this week. The court...
The Evening Times reports on the community sentence imposed by Glasgow Sheriff Court on a man who smashed the break cover of a fire alarm and racially abused staff at an Indian take-away because they would not allow him to use their phone. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Liam Evans, 23, committed...
