Racist attack teen forced victim to kiss shoe

A white teenager has admitted demanding a black boy kiss his filthy shoe before repeatedly punching him in a racist attack that was filmed and shared on social media.

The video showed the victim, who was previously racially abused on Snapchat, being pushed, punched and deliberately humiliated in Carlisle in March 2024.

The 15-year-old attacker, who cannot be named because of his age, pleaded guilty to a charge of racially aggravated common assault and was sentenced at Carlisle Youth Court to a youth referral order.

Charity Anti Racist Cumbria said the decision would "drive deeper the wedge of distrust black communities in Cumbria feel in relation to the police and prosecution service".

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