Britons guilty of racially abusing NRI shopkeeper

Prasun Sonwalkar
Bristol (UK), Oct 24 (PTI) Three British teenagers,
who launched a series of racist attacks on an Indian-origin
shopkeeper and creating violence in another shop here on June
six, have been found guilty and face a jail sentence.

The attacks were caught on CCTV camera as shopkeeper
Ashok Selvam and his staff were subjected to a series of blows
and punches within one hour.
The three found guilty of the attacks at the Bristol
magistrates court Friday are twins Justin and Luke Lovedale,
17, and Nicholas Gardener, 17, who screamed racist abuse as
they punched and kicked their victims.
The CCTV footage was shown to the court and all three
were found guilty of racially aggravated assault in both
shops.
In the first attack, the two twins - who were 16 at
the time - punched and kicked a member of staff after they
were refused vodka and cigarettes.
They pulled Selvam's T-shirt over his head and then
rained blows on him.
District Judge David Parsons, who will pronounce their
sentences on November 11, said, "Race hatred should be dealt
with seriously by the court, and your victims deserve the
protection of the court". PTI PS
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