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A man has been charged after "No Blacks" was daubed on a family's front door.

Vaughan Dowd, 54, is charged with criminal damage and racially aggravated criminal damage following the incident in Salford.

Graffiti was painted on the front door of the home of solicitor Jackson Yamba, where he lives with his 10-year-old son David and friend Theo Baya, earlier this month.

It was only after Mr Yamba tweeted about the abuse, and lack of police response, that the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester apologised for the delay and local politicians became involved.

(Image: Jackson Yamba/Twitter WS)

Mr Yamba, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has since been seen by a senior officer, the graffiti has been erased by the housing association, and the local community has rallied round with a fundraising effort.

The solicitor, who works for a law firm in Leeds, said his son had been left traumatised and in tears by the incident on February 8.

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In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said: "A man has been charged after racist graffiti was daubed on a door in Salford.

"Vaughan Dowd, 54, of Irlam Square, Salford has been charged with criminal damage and racially aggravated criminal damage.

"He has been remanded to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court this morning.

"It follows racist graffiti being painted onto the front door of a flat in Irlams o' th' Height on Friday 8 February 2019."