A man has been jailed for hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a couple in front of two off-duty police officers last year.
Adam Boyle, 32, of Bradford Street in Birmingham, was "visibly intoxicated" when he approached a Jewish couple who were waiting for a tram to Bury from Victoria station on October 7 last year.
He walked over to the pair, before he started shouting anti-Semitic abuse in their faces.
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Fortunately for the couple, two police officers, who were off-duty at the time, were nearby and saw Boyle's abuse, rushing over to arrest him.
Officers from GMP Bury South announced Boyle's conviction on their Facebook page after he was jailed for 26 weeks at Birmingham and Solihull Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, December 8.
They said: "Adam Boyle, 32, of Bradford Street, Birmingham was yesterday jailed at Birmingham and Solihull Magistrates' Court for 26 weeks after being found guilty of Racially/Religiously Aggravated Intentional Harassment/Alarm/Distress.
"On 7 October 2020, the couple were waiting to board a tram to Bury at Victoria tram station when they were approached by Boyle who was visibly intoxicated.
"After spotting the couple at the station Boyle approached them before getting close to their faces and shouting anti-Semitic abuse at them.
"Thankfully two off duty police officers were nearby and witnessed the verbal assault and Boyle was immediately arrested."
Victims of racially or religiously motivated attacks, both physical and verbal, can report these incidents to the police.
Support can be accessed through Citizen's Advice, the Community Security Trust (for anti-semitic incidents), or Tell MAMA (for anti-Muslim incidents).
