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plymouth herald
Four Asians attacked in Plymouth
Three Asian men and one woman were set upon by a White gang, who shouted racist abuse and left the women with bruises and cuts, some of which required stitches.
11 March 2010 (external article)
plymouth evening herald Four injured in racist attack in Plymouth
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward regarding an attack on four Asians who were racially abused and assaulted by a group of youths. The victims suffered bruising and cuts, some of which required stitches.
4 March 2010 (external article)
exeter express & echo Polish man defends pregnant wife against 20-strong gang
An Exeter court has heard how Adrian Kujawa tried to defend his wife and home against a gang armed with a drainpipe, tree branch, paving slab and stones. The gang racially abused and punched him and broke his front door from its hinges.
25 February 2010 (external article)
plymouth herald Boy convicted of racial harassment of Chinese chop shop owners
A 14-year-old boy has been found guilty of racially aggravated harassment and received a 18-month supervision order and been tagged for three months. The victims of his harassment have closed their Plymouth chip shop which had been open for 18 years.
19 February 2010 (external article)
southern daily echo Gang attack on Southampton restaurant owner
The Asian owner of the Rajdhani restaurant suffered head injuries after three men walked into his restaurant dragged him outside where he was beaten by a gang of up to six men and a woman.
15 February 2010 (external article)
jack fm Four due in court for racially abusing undercover reporters
Sean Ganderton and Martin Durnell, along with two eleven year-olds, have been accused of racially abusing Tamaanna Rahman and Amil Khan during the eight weeks they spent in Bristol filming a documentary for Panorama.
11 February 2010 (external article)
plymouth herald Probe into police handling of man's arrest
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into how Devon and Cornwall police handled the arrest of a Lithuanian man who fell seriously ill on Christmas Day and remains on life support in hospital.
14 January 2010 (external article)
plymouth herald Prison warning to Taliban taunt man
A Plymouth man has been told he may face jail after he burst into the flat of his Indian neighbour, accusing him of being in the Taliban, before smashing up his belongings.
17 December 2009 (external article)
bristol evening post Chemical attacks on Polish shop may force closure
The manager of a Polish food shop in Bristol, which twice had butanoic acid thrown into the shop causing staff to require treatment in a decontamination unit, believes it has been targeted by racists. The shop has been open for three weeks.
30 November 2009 (external article)
bristol evening post Bristol racist thugs smirk as jail sentences handed down
Luke Lovedale, his twin Justin and Nicholas Gardener, all aged 17, have each been jailed for 18 months for a series of attacks in Bristol on four men in which they screamed racist abuse, threatened to kill and savagely beat their victims.
12 November 2009 (external article)
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