(London) 35-year-old Michael Coe (a Muslim convert) is currently on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and battery on a 16 year old boy, abusing the boys 16 year old girlfriend and assaulting a teacher who tried to intervene. It transpires that Coe saw red as he drove past Upton Park tube station in East Ham London when he saw a 16 year old couple, hugging. Stopping his car in the street, he marched over to the young couple and shouted:
In court 35-year-old Coe admits to pushing the boy, but stated he acted in self-defence. The case continues.
‘Let that schoolgirl go,’He added:
‘How would you like it if your sister was cuddling?’The teenager assured Coe that he and his partner were the same age and he told Coe his sister
‘Does what she pleases.’Coe then asked the pair if they were Muslim and they lied, claiming they were not. He added:
‘Why am I wasting my time with you if you are not Muslim?’Coe then called the girl a whore and when they boyfriend took offence he grabbed him around the neck and threw him onto the floor. A teacher who tried to intervene was then assaulted by Coe.
In court 35-year-old Coe admits to pushing the boy, but stated he acted in self-defence. The case continues.
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| Michael Coe outside court |
