A BRADFORD man has appeared in court charged with using racially aggravated words or behaviour towards a police officer.

Wasam Mugal Hussain, 31, faced a charge of racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment/alarm/distress – words/writing.

The details of the incident were on April 4, 2022 at Bradford with intent to cause a police officer harassment, alarm or distress used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour thereby causing that or another person harassment, alarm or distress and the offence was racially aggravated.

Hussain was handed a community order, including to carry out 250 hours unpaid work in the community within the next 12 months.

He was also ordered to pay £200 compensation, a £95 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Hussain pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Bradford & Keighley Magistrates’ Court on April 6, 2022.