Man has been convicted of racial abuse for calling the parking warden ‘English’ (Picture: Getty Images)

A man has been convicted of racial abuse after he called a parking warden ‘English’.

Mohammed Akhlaghi, who was born in Iran, started to row with the warden after he was given a ticket on 6 August 2015.

During a heated exchange Akhlaghi, 35, pushed the warden in the back, swore at him and called him ‘English’, the Hull Daily Mail reports.

Last month, Akhlaghi pleaded guilty to the racial abuse of the warden, though he argued at his sentencing that it was not racially-aggravated.


He said that he did not have a good command of English and was not fully aware of the proceedings because he did not have legal representation.



Akhlaghi was sentenced to 100 hours of community work and ordered to pay £85 costs and a victim surcharge of £60.

Akhlaghi’s duty solicitor said: ‘Being involved in this case has assisted him, as he has been put on the right track. He hopes to start work at his cousin’s takeaway soon.’

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