Article 65ECD Man pleads guilty to racist assault on teacher in Stockport

Man pleads guilty to racist assault on teacher in Stockport

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Diane Taylor
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Video footage showed Robert Browne, 56, hurling abuse at man on a street in Cheadle

A former soldier has pleaded guilty to a racist assault on a man of Asian heritage after chasing him down the street with two umbrellas and using a racial slur.

Robert Browne, 56, pleaded guilty on Thursday at Tameside magistrates court to racially/religiously aggravated common assault/beating on 26 July this year after a video showed him hurling racist abuse at a man and striking him with umbrellas. A second charge was withdrawn.

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