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Riding school receptionist Kirstie Whittington, of Enfield, repeatedly punched instructor Hayley Dickens by striking her in the ears, eye and jaw outside a stable block on May 21 this year. ....
A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to an 18-month youth rehabilitation order in connection to an attack on UCL student, Jonathan Mok. The assault occurred last year in February on Oxford Street when one individual from a group of white males made a remark towards the 23-year-old Singaporean student about coronavirus. The individual then proceeded to punch and kick Jonathan whilst his friends joined in. Witnesses heard individuals involved in the attack shout explicitly racist phrases such as “you are diseased, don’t come near me” and “I don’t want your coronavirus in our country.” Although the convicted youth denied racism as the cause of violence, chair of the bench Mervyn Mandell stated: “This was an unprovoked attack for no reason other than his [Mr. Mok’s] appearance.” ....
UK Teen Sentenced to 18 Months ‘Youth Rehab’ for Racist ‘Coronavirus’ Attack on Singaporean Student last year. The teen, who targeted Jonathan Mok for having the “coronavirus,” was found guilty of racially aggravated grievous bodily harm in a trial at Highbury Corner Youth Court earlier this month. Jonathan Mok immediately after the attack. Image via Jonathan Mok The incident, which left Mok with facial fractures, occurred around 9:15 p.m. in Oxford Street, London on Feb. 24, 2020. “I saw one of them look at me (just as he walked past me) and said something to me, which I could make out the word ‘coronavirus,’” Mok wrote of the attack, which involved four male perpetrators. ....
BBC News Published image captionJonathan Mok posted a selfie and another photo of his injuries on Facebook A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for racially attacking a Singapore student who was told we don t want your coronavirus in our country . Jonathan Mok was beaten up on Oxford Street last February by a group of boys in an unprovoked attack . The chair of the bench gave the boy an 18-month youth rehabilitation order. He was also ordered to wear an electronic tag, follow a curfew order between 20:00 and 07:00 for 10 weeks and must pay £600 compensation to Mr Mok. Chair of the bench Mervyn Mandell warned that had he been an adult he would have gone to jail for a very long time . ....
SINGAPORE - The 16-year-old behind the racial attack of a Singaporean, then a student in London, was sentenced on Wednesday (Jan 27) to an 18-month youth rehabilitation order. A British court also ordered the teenager to follow a curfew from 8pm to 7am which will be electronically monitored and pay £600 (S$1,000) compensation to Mr Jonathan Mok, whose injuries from the attack had to be treated with facial surgery. On Feb 24 last year, Mr Mok, 23, then a final year University College of London (UCL) law student, was told we don t want your coronavirus in our country and beaten up in Oxford Street in an unprovoked attack , the court heard. ....