A retained Lincolnshire firefighter has been jailed over a foul-mouthed racist attack on a young woman.
Nicholas Rice was caught on CCTV making Nazi salutes and hurling racist abuse at a mixed race woman on a night out in Sleaford.
Lincoln Crown Court heard how Rice (23) began abusing the woman when she intervened in a row between him and his girlfriend, unleashing a tirade of racist abuse, including telling her to "get back to Zulu land". The incident was caught on CCTV near Rice's home in Southgate, Sleaford, and he then followed the young woman down an alleyway and kicked her in the stomach.
When interviewed by police he said he had been drinking and could remember nothing of the incident but admitted common assault and racially aggravated threatening behaviour.
Judge Michael Heath jailed him for nine months, telling him: "You behaved in an outrageous way towards this young woman. Racism must not be allowed to flourish and that message must be received in every corner of society. The court must do all it can to convey that message, which is why I am sending you immediately to custody."
This is Lincolnshire
April 16, 2008
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and i hope that when he is released it is quickly followed up with the sack from his job.
tulip
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