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25.10.2023 - 12:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who hurled racist abuse at passengers on a bus in Manchester has been locked up.
Darren Cuthbertson was travelling on a bus from London to Leeds when he started shouting the abuse, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The 47-year-old had been drinking alcohol during the journey.
He was asked to mind his language but continued to hurl out the vile abuse. Cuthbertson was asked to leave the bus in Manchester, but he carried on shouting as he got off.
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Greater Manchester Police officers arrested him. Cuthbertson later punched a wall while in the custody suite and caused damage to the cell door.
He made no comment when interviewed by police, the CPS said. He later pleaded guilty to racially aggravated intentional harassment, racially aggravated harassment and criminal damage.
On Monday (October 23), he was jailed for 14 weeks at Manchester Magistrates' Court. This included a six-week uplift to the sentence to mark the racial element of the offence.
David Morgan, District Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West said: "This was a completely unprovoked verbal attack on fellow bus passengers. Cuthbertson must now face the consequences of his actions.
"There is no place for hate in our society. The CPS take incidents of hate crime very seriously and we are committed to bringing perpetrators to justice."
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