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Police face accusations of racism
Croydon police have been accused of allegedly racially abusing the young owner of a Staffordshire terrier which was stunned and then shot dead by armed officers.
3 July 2008 (external article)
carlisle news & star Prison for attack on Polish man
Two men have been jailed for 90 and 120 days after being found guilty of assaulting a Polish man in a Carlisle pub. The victim who suffered a broken nose now wishes to return to Poland.
3 July 2008 (external article)
thaindian news Investigation into investigation of racist attack
An investigation has been launched into Surrey police's investigation of a racist brawl at a party which left the Asian caterer needing plastic surgery after a bottle was smashed in his face.
1 July 2008 (external article)
liverpool echo More ASBOs for estate gang
Two more men have been served with interim ASBOs, banning them from causing racial harassment, alarm or distress in Garston, Liverpool. The men are, allegedly, members of a gang which was involved in the murder of mixed-race Marlon Moran.
1 July 2008 (external article)
whitehaven news Racism rife on Cumbria estate
A judge has found that that racism is rife on a Cumbria estate after two men was jailed for eight months for shouting racist abuse at a local couple. One of the men now faces dismissal from the army.
1 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Bulgarian man endures second arson attack
A Bulgarian restaurant owner has been targeted in an attack on his café in County Antrim; his home had also been previously attacked.
27 June 2008 (external article)
daily mirror Stephen Lawrence suspect admits he was present at the murder
One of the five Stephen Lawrence murder suspects has allegedly confessed to an ex-prisoner that he was present at the teenager's murder and knows what happened to the weapon.
26 June 2008 (external article)
glasgow daily record Vicious attack on two men
A gang of up to eight teenagers shouted racist abuse and then attacked two men in a children park in Bridgeton, Glasgow. One man suffered a depressed skull fracture and the other a broken jaw.
26 June 2008 (external article)
jewish chronicle 15-year-old attacked by gang
A 15-year-old Jewish boy suffered bruising around his eye and nose after being punched unconscious by a gang of boy's aged 10-14 in Hackney.
26 June 2008 (external article)
evening express Police officer accused of racist remarks
A policeman has appeared in court accused of acting in a racially-aggravated manner against a club doorman in Aberdeen. The officer was off-duty at the time of the incident.
18 June 2008 (external article)
times Lawyer alleges killing of Bangladeshi waiter racially motivated
In closing speeches the prosecution has alleged that there is evidence that the murder of a Bangladeshi waiter in Orkney by a White man from Inverness was racially motivated.
18 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Racist planned bombing campaign
A Leeds court has been told that Martyn Gilleard, 31, planned a nail bombing campaign to save Britain from the 'multiracial peril'.
17 June 2008 (external article)
glasgow daily record Two men hurt in racist attack
Two men, one Asian and one Black, suffered serious injuries after a racist attack in Bridgeton, Glasgow by a gang of up to eight youth. One man is in a serious condition with head injuries.
17 June 2008 (external article)
sunday mirror Damages for Duwayne Brooks from Lawrence suspects
Duwayne Brooks has won £100 damages from the four men suspected of murdering his friend Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack. Ten other members of the 'Nazi Turnout' gang were also ordered to pay damages.
17 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Belfast Court of Appeal reduces sentence
The Belfast Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence from 5 to 4 years for a man convicted of arson on a house with seven Polish people as the attack was not believed to be racist.
17 June 2008 (external article)
birmingham mail Threats over charity work
A Birmingham restaurant owner organising a charity night for victims of the Burma Cyclone has been threatened by a gang.
17 June 2008 (external article)
evening chronicle Alcoholic's vile attack on trader
22-year-old Mathew Dale who was drunk, has been jailed for 14 weeks for racially abusing and threatening an Asian shopkeeper in Felling, Gateshead, who refused to serve him alcohol.
10 June 2008 (external article)
carlisle news & star Racist gang targets family-run takeaway
Carlisle police are hunting teenage boys and girls who abused staff and smashed windows at an Asian takeaway.
10 June 2008 (external article)
plymouth herald Boys threatened with screwdriver
Two Black boys aged 15 and 16 were racially abused and threatened with a screwdriver by a gang of five White youth in Plymouth.
10 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Man claims cycling alibi for murder
Michael Ross, who is accused of shooting dead Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood, has claimed that he was riding his cycle in Orkney when the murder occurred.
10 June 2008 (external article)
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