Man admits Islamophobic abuse on London bus

LONDON

A man who screamed Islamophobic abuse at a bus passenger in London described on Thursday how he “lost it” during a 3-minute tirade.

Kashif Samuels, 25, pleaded guilty to a religiously or racially aggravated offense at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He will be sentenced on Nov. 5.

The jobless chef had handed himself into police after footage of his Oct. 15 outburst was seen online earlier this week and was picked up by the British and Turkish media.

In the video, Samuels, of Tottenham, north London, shouts abuse at an elderly man who speaks in Turkish. He is heard telling the man to “go back” to Turkey and shouting Islamophobic abuse.

The footage, filmed by a passenger on the bus as it passes through Tottenham, ends shortly after Samuels is shown throwing the walking frame off the bus. Tottenham is an area with a significant ethnic Turkish population.

LONDON

A man who screamed Islamophobic abuse at a bus passenger in London described on Thursday how he “lost it” during a 3-minute tirade.

Kashif Samuels, 25, pleaded guilty to a religiously or racially aggravated offense at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He will be sentenced on Nov. 5.

The jobless chef had handed himself into police after footage of his Oct. 15 outburst was seen online earlier this week and was picked up by the British and Turkish media.

In the video, Samuels, of Tottenham, north London, shouts abuse at an elderly man who speaks in Turkish. He is heard telling the man to “go back” to Turkey and shouting Islamophobic abuse.