A racist has been fined after he shouted abuse about passengers at a Tyneside Metro station.
Mark Kindley was in the dock to face a racially-aggravated public order allegation - just seven days after being fined by a court and ordered to pay compensation for necking wine and lager inside the shop he'd just stolen them from. The 36-year-old found himself back before magistrates this week after he made racist comments about passengers to staff at Northumberland Park Metro Station, in Shiremoor.
A court heard that Kindley, who had been stopped by Nexus employees for not having a ticket, said "Those Indians are not capable enough to fight with me" and "Those p***s are not intelligent enough" in reference to a group of people he'd been arguing with on a Metro train. The shocked staff reported his offensive language to police and he was arrested.
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Kindley, of Coomassie Road, in Blyth, has now been hit in the pocket for the second time in a week after he pleaded guilty to a racially-aggravated public order offence and was fined £200. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
Paul Anderson, prosecuting at North Tyneside Magistrates' Court, said Kindley was on the Metro on December 5 last year when he got into a dispute with a group of people. Mr Anderson continued: "The defendant gets off at Northumberland Park.
"He doesn't have a ticket and, when staff stop him, he begins to use racially-aggravated language. He says 'Those Indians are not capable enough to fight with me' and 'Those p***s are not intelligent enough.'"
The court heard that Kindley, who has 36 offences on his record, had been struggling with alcohol addiction but was remorseful. Mark Styles, defending, added: "He's apologetic when questioned on the matter. He's got a history of alcohol abuse but he is currently working well with the Probation Service."
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