The man filmed spitting Islamophobic abuse at Muslim women in Romford on Saturday is 55 year old electrician Terry Eury from Wapping.
Eury appeared at Thames Magistrates Court earlier this week and admitted two counts of religiously aggravated abuse against Rubina Rahman and Jimena Pardo as they were returning from a pro-Palestine demonstration.
The Islamophobe, who told police his name was Adolf Hitler upon his arrest, was released on unconditional bail ahead of sentencing at Thames Magistrates Court on May 21.
Shelina Khudurun, prosecuting, said: “A group of people were returning from a Palestine protest. Some were wearing scarves and hijabs. Some were wearing keffiyehs, a Palestinian garment.
“They tried not to engage with him. He started talking about the Israel-Palestine conflict. He started calling them Muslim c****, s****, traitors. He tells them to f*** off to a Muslim country.
“At no point have the victims engaged with him at all. They noted that he was heavily intoxicated.”
Ms Khudurun said Eury has a previous conviction for racially aggravated abuse, adding: “Ms Rahman… says she was incredibly shaken by the incident and they took a cab straight to the police station. She says that it played on her mind, and says that she feels incredibly distressed.”
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Ms Khudurun asked that compensation be paid to both the victims.
Helen Da Silva, defending, said: “He was motivated by alcohol. He tells me that he is a functioning alcoholic. He says that he blacked out, and that he has no knowledge of what he did, though he takes responsibility for what he did.”
In the viral footage, Eury yelled: “You Muslim f*** c***. You’re c****. Muslim c****. You f**** Muslim s****. Go away you f***** idiots…
“We don’t like you. ‘We are a Christian country and we don’t f***** like you. F**** off out of England.
“You are a cancer on our country. F*** off. You are a cancer. We are a Christian country and we don’t like you. we are not a Muslim country.”
