Woman hit shop guard in face in race attack

Single Incident Alert DateMay 25, 2010 Country: Ireland Address: Tallaght, Ireland General Type: Racist violence, Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, Newspaper
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Perpetrator Gender Female
Perpetrator Age 36-45
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

A 36 year old woman has been fined €1000 after slapping a security guard in the face, breaking his mobile phone and calling him a "black n***er" which she repeated in front of the Gardaí. The judge told her that her behaviour was "racially motivated" and would not be tolerated.

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