An ‘aggressive’ man hurled racist abuse at a police officer after refusing to leave McDonald's, calling him an "Asian p****".
Abdul Rehman Qureshi, 22, was acting erratically outside the restaurant on Ashton Old Road when police were called to attend.
He was reported to be swinging his arms about and refusing to leave, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
As he was arrested and placed in handcuffs he called one officer an “Asian p****”.
In a police interview he denied being racist, and claimed he said: “You Asian pass me a brick.”
After being shown the body-worn footage which captured what he actually said, he answered ‘no comment’.
Qureshi, of Openshaw, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment and was handed a 18 month community order by Manchester JPs on March 10.
In a tweet from the CPS, they said: “Abdul Qureshi racially abused @gmpolice officers when they attended McDonalds in Manchester following reports of a male acting aggressively.
“Sentenced to 18 months community order with 150 hours of unpaid work. The sentence was uplifted from 12 months to reflect the racist abuse.”
The court heard that officers were called to the McDonald's on Lime Square on March 9 this year to reports of an ‘aggressive man’.
Officers located him nearby at Greggs and his behaviour was said to be ‘erratic’.
It was when he was being arrested that he racially abused the officer calling him an ‘Asian p****’.
A CPS spokesperson said: “In a police interview he denied saying that and said he had said “You Asian pass me a brick”.”
Qureshi, of Elysian Street, was handed an 18 month community order, 150 hours unpaid work and 12 days of rehabilitation activity requirements.
He was also ordered to pay £100 compensation to the officer as well as £175 court costs.
