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Funeral drinker abused Asians
17/12/2004
DRUNK after his grandmother's funeral a teenage boy left loose a
torrent of racist filth against Asian neighbours.
His outburst and a bid to lash out at police cost 19-year-old Mark
Anthony Cockerill an appearance before Rochdale magistrates.
He admitted racial aggravated threatening behaviour.
Prosecuting Claire Byers said after the funeral Cockerill, formerly
of Rochdale, now of Pilkington Street, Warrington, shouted that he
was going to sort those ..... Pakis out and continued a tirade of
racially insulting language.
On his behalf Steve Connor said Cockerill was a man of previous
good behaviour and was not a racist.
He had come back to his home-town for his grandmother's funeral,
had drunk a lot and become emotional. He had suddenly been told his
sister was being assaulted and believing the perpetrator was Asian
let loose the "unpleasant and unforgivable" torrent of hateful
language.
Cockerill lashed out at police when they arrived but the punch did
not connect.
He told the court such an incident would never happen again.
He was given a 12 month conditional discharge and told to pay £34
in court costs.
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