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Ted Hennessey, PA Highbury Corner Magistrates Court. - Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA An attack on a Singaporean law student by a 15-year-old boy over coronavirus was “racially motivated”, magistrates have found. The 24-year-old was left bloodied and bruised and required surgery on his face after he was assaulted by the teenager and his group of friends on Oxford Street on February 24 last year. The north London teenager, who cannot be identified due to his age, was found guilty of racially aggravated grievous bodily harm (GBH) at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday. He had previously admitted wounding or inflicting GBH but denied it was racially motivated, telling his trial in December he had not mentioned coronavirus and was not a racist. ....
Teenager denies racist attack over virus he saw as fake Victim claims assailant said I don t want your coronavirus in my country before punching him 15 December 2020 • 12:34am A teenager accused of a racist attack on a Singapore law student over coronavirus said he thought Covid-19 was fake. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies racially aggravated grievous bodily harm, but admits assaulting the student. UCL law student Jonathan Mok, 24, claims the boy told him: I don t want your coronavirus in my country, before punching him in the face in an unprovoked attack outside a shop in Oxford Street, central London on Feb 24. ....
Three Heads Brewing is fast approaching its 10th anniversary, even though the effects of COVID-19 have seemingly left local businesses with little to celebrate lately. But the scrappy Rochester brewing company’s annual January birthday party, “Homegrown” a collaboration with bistro and live music venue Lovin’ Cup has always been about celebrating the city and the strength of its people. click to enlarge PHOTO BY JULIA HART Lovin Cup s Leslie Ward. “That festival is kind of a representation of just how amazing our community is,” says Leslie Ward, Lovin’ Cup’s co-owner and director of concept and business development. For each of the past nine years, Three Heads and Lovin’ Cup have teamed up to host a one-day extravaganza featuring ....