'Where does he get his racist views from?' Judge quizzes mum of 16-year-old city centre rioter who racially abused police officer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA teenager who was involved in the rioting in Manchester city centre racially abused a police officer as he was arrested. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, rampaged through the Sainsbury's store on Mosley Street and booted the glass window of a nearby phone shop.
When he was stopped by a police officer a fortnight later for riding an off-road bike, he said words to the effect of: "You don't even belong in this country," a court heard.
The boy was part of a 'protest against immigration' in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday, August 3, during the 'recent civil unrest that swept across the country', prosecutor Ann Deakin told the Youth Court at Manchester Magistrates. READ MORE: Yob holding England flag launched missile at cops keeping rival groups apart during Bolton riot violence READ MORE: Boy launched stones at police whilst stood next to war memorial during Bolton riot Video footage from the event showed members of the public debating issues such as the government providing welfare to immigrants, Ms Deakin said.
She said, in the footage, the boy was wearing a black jacket with the hood up and a blue surgical face mask which at one point was taken down giving a full view of his face.
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