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North Shields racist called woman vile name days after walking free for Nazi salute to Jewish woman

A racist told a supermarket manager 'you are all the same, white British sl***' just days after walking free for making a Nazi salute at Jewish woman.

Lukasz Piekarus was given a 28 week suspended prison sentence on November 24 for a series of offences, including making the vile gesture at an anti-racism rally, exposing himself to strangers and sexually assaulting a bar worker.

But on December 2 he struck again, insulting a female Tesco boss in Newcastle city centre when she told him he was barred. He then went on to aim homophobic abuse at a restaurant worker in a separate offence.

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Now Piekarus, who smiled as the facts of the case were outlined at Newcastle Crown Court, has been jailed for 18 weeks. The court heard it was around 10.20pm that he went into the Tesco shop on Percy Street.

He was asked to leave and told to hand back a bottle of wine he had picked up. He responded with the racist remark and when the doors were locked against him, he kicked them.

He then went to Las Iguanas restaurant looking for his former partner, who used to work there, and was shouting outside. When a worker came out and told him to go, he was called a homophobic name.

Piekarus, 28, of Grace House, North Shields, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated public order, theft and a public order offence. As well as the prison sentence, he was given a five year restraining order in relation to his former partner.

The court heard he hopes to save enough money to return to Poland, having been in the UK for nine years.

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