Racist who hurled abuse and assaulted a Sikh schoolboy in EK is jailed
iOS - Android Dickeson, 48, of Catacol Grove, East Kilbride, admitted assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Westwood Square on October 2, 2019.He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour aggravated by religious and racial prejudice.Neil Thomson, prosecuting, said Dickeson, who had been drinking, confronted a group of three boys as they went to shops at lunchtime.Earlier a woman had overheard him making comments, including reference to Nazis, and was so upset she hurried home and contacted the police.Mr Thomson told the court: "The accused directed his attention at a 15-year-old Sikh boy, shouting 'F**k Mohammed and f**k Sikhism'."The boy was upset and turned back towards his school."Dickeson followed him and his friends, swinging a walking