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| England: No bail for man accused of abusing Muslim women in Newcastle |
| 2014-10-09 |
| [ABNA.IR] A man has been refused bail after pleading not guilty to verbally attacking two Moslem women as they drove through Newcastle, north of Sydney. Scott Papworth, 27, is accused of yelling abuse about Islam and punching a side-view mirror as a woman, 26, and her mother sat in a car in the city about 7:00pm (AEDT) last night. Police say Papworth followed the pair as they drove away and continued the abuse after they pulled over to fix the car's mirror. Papworth is also accused of punching a man who tried to help the women, and stealing mobile phones from two people who intervened, before being apprehended by members of the public. In Newcastle Local Court this afternoon, Papworth pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." to two counts of intimidation, two counts of larceny, one count of assault and one count of malicious damage. Police prosecutor Karl Moir told the court it was "a racially provoked attack on innocent people" and the allegations were very serious given the "present climate" relating to Islam in Australia. Magistrate Ian Cheetham refused bail, saying Papworth was already on bail for other matters, the alleged comments were racially offensive and his release would pose an unacceptable risk to the victims and the community. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There is considerable institutional abuse built into the Islamic religion. The ultimate in a abuse occurred in Oklahoma when a jihadist beheaded an innocent woman at a factory. Papworth sounds like a bit of a nutjob. Who knows why he went off. Maybe he was a good friend or relative of someone who got beheaded by ISIS. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-09 17:35 |
| #1 Verbally abusing Muslim women, jail with no bail. Muslim men sexually abusing young, non-muslim girls: Okee Doke. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-10-09 07:49 |