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Man racially abused taxi driver who picked him up in Chester

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A MERSEYSIDE man has received a fine after he racially abused a taxi driver who picked him up him and his friend in Chester.

Jordan McCulloch, 31, and of Lorne Road, Oxton, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, November 10.

McCulloch pleaded guilty to racially aggravated intentional harassment through words in relation to an incident on Monday, January 5.

Teri O’Brien said that the defendant and another man were picked up in Hoole Road between 6.30pm and 7pm.

McCulloch, who appeared to be heavily intoxicated, began to talk to the complainant, Georgiev Nikolay, but his language quickly became abusive.

A tirade ensued in which he called Mr Nikolay ‘you Polish t***’ and ‘you Albanian t***’ adding ‘no police are here’.

Mr Nikolay ‘attempted to remain calm throughout’ Ms O’Brien said, and clarified to the defendant that he was in fact Greek, but this prompted further abuse.

He went on saying ‘you little Greek t***, you Greek b******’.

The incident was capture on dashcam footage and the taxi driver terminated the fare due to the passengers behaviour, which also included lighting a cigarette inside the vehicle.

James Edwards, defending, said that McCulloch had made ‘full and frank admissions to police’ in interview when sober and he had been ‘ashamed’ of his behaviour.

McCulloch was said to suffer with depression and had used alcohol and drugs to self-medicate.

Mr Edwards called his tirade ‘random, drunken foolish and stupid’.

McCulloch received a fine of £200 and will pay a surcharge of £80 and costs of £85.

He will also pay £100 compensation to Mr Nikolay.