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Man 'forced to change daily routine' after antisemitic abuse at Merseyside pub

A 68-year-old man was given a suspended sentence for racially and religiously aggravated harassment

February 17, 2023 10:46
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A victim of antisemitic abuse at a Southport pub has told a court the ordeal "shook him to his core", leaving him "very anxious about wearing a kippah".

Merseyside Police said Edward Ossian verbally attacked the man in the Merseyside seaside town’s Beer Inn on 21 September 2022.

The subject of Mr Ossian’s abuse told Sefton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday that the incident had made him question where he felt safe and impacted his family life.

Mr Ossian received a 12-week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months.