A 70 year old an England pensioner in Yeovil who allegedly made racists comments
about his Nigerian employee is in court and was charged with malicious
communications.
Williams Harding, 70 who appeared before a magistrate court
sitting in Yeovil. He was charged between August 18 and September 30 last
year. The prosecutor, Joanne Pearce said
the defendant filled in a form to the small claims court saying the victim
was a ‘typical thieving Nigerian’. He also stated that ‘I don’t think God
made a race worse than Nigerians', I have not come across an honest one yet.’’
He pleaded not guilt to the offence saying he didn’t intend
to cause any offence and he didn’t think the victim was offended by the comments.
The case was adjourned until September 23 and he was released on conditional
bail and must return for the trial to take place.
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