A racist middle-aged yob has been fined for shouting abuse at a group of Muslims in the street - and asking them if they were "planning a terrorist attack". Neil Hotchkiss, 44, shocked passersby when he ranted at a businessman and his friends for seven minutes last Friday (7/7). Street vendor, Selasie Clarke, 42, captured bald-headed Hotchkiss on camera and posted pictures of him on Facebook and contacted police. Hotchkiss was arrested and on Monday (10/7) he appeared at Worcester...
A teen biker plastered bacon on worshippers' cars after being asked to be quiet outside a mosque, a court heard. Giulio Vines, 19, took offence at the way he was spoken to after being asked not to ride his noisy Suzuki Bandit as Muslims prayed during Ramadan. He returned a few days later, bringing with him a pack of bacon, before plastering it on four vehicles outside the Omar Faruque Mosque in Cambridge. A Suzuki Bandit was caught on CCTV...
A drink-driving business leader who left a teenager for dead after smashing into his bicycle in a hit and run fled 150 miles away - but was turned in by his EX-WIFE. "Coward" Owen Finn, 64, left 16-year-old Kiernan Roberts sprawled in the road with a broken neck and serious head injuries after striking him from behind on October 7 last year. He was more than twice the legal limit for driving. Kiernan's father, who had been walking alongside him...
A 13-year-old youngster suffered a fatal allergic reaction after a boy sneaked cheese into his lunch, a family friend said today. Karanbir Cheema, known as Karan, was a bright "sweet" boy who enjoyed playing football and also attended karate classes. But the youngster, who had several allergies, was being bullied at school at William Perkin C of E High School, Greenford, west London, according to friends. At lunchtime on 28 June cheese was sneaked into into Karan's lunch which the...
An 82-year-old pervert who climbed into a woman's bed and told her: "It's about time I gave you a good seeing to," has been spared jail - because he was hard-working. Alan Stevenson, 82, clambered under the covers with the victim, in her 20s, and tried to grope her before she screamed and told him to get out. Retired Rolls-Royce worker Stevenson was found guilty of attempted sexual assault but was cleared of a second charge of sexual assault. Stevenson,...
A Bupa carer was caught on a family's spy cam verbally abusing a dementia patient before twice spraying an aerosol in her MOUTH, a court heard. She can be seen telling the elderly widow that having Impulse body spray in her mouth was "better than poo" before ordering her to "wash your mouth" with a flannel. Birmingham Magistrates Court saw secret footage of Susan Draper, 43 - who had worked at Perry Locks Care Home in Birmingham for 17 years...
Light-hearted police left a "kind" note saying "Oops! Sorry we missed you" after digging up a cannabis plantation in woodlands. Officers discovered the haul of plants in woods and jokingly left a message for the criminals. After unearthing the Class B narcotics near Oxford, Thames Valley Police left a "sorry you were out" note and offered to discuss a deal. The letter was signed off with "lots of love" from the force and finished with the hashtag "WeveGotManners". The cheeky...
A thug has been banged up for nine years for bragging to pals on WhatsApp about glassing a woman in the face. Annaliese Morris, 31, scarred another woman for life after attacking her in a pub - that left needing stitches on her eyelid. The attack, in Kingston, south west London, in January, left the victim with a 9cm gash on her face and eye that was so deep it severed nerves. She has been told the feeling in...
These heartbreaking images show the shocking condition a dog was left in after being starved by its owner. When Staffordshire bull terrier Maxie was rescued by an RSPCA inspector he was so weak he stumbled up the stairs to a vet's practice. The neglected animal weighed 11kg when he was found, instead of the 18kg which is normal for a dog of his size. Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court heard the dog was given a low body score of one out...
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