Six deny race charges on crimes near Sandwell mosque
A group of six teenagers have denied damaging a car and racial harassment following an investigation into incidents outside a mosque in Cradley Heath.
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The six boys, aged between 14 and 17, deny seven separate charges relating to an investigation into a number of offences outside the Cradley Heath Central Mosque in Plant Street, during October last year.
The youngest member of the group, 14, is alleged to have racially harassed Kauser Akhtar on October 24, while the other five are said to have damaged a Toyota Corolla on Reddal Hill Road belonging to Shar Ban on October 1.
Another of the defendants, aged 15, also faced a separate allegation of handling stolen goods. The six appeared before Sandwell magistrates yesterday.
