Teenagers racially abused and attacked with screwdriver by stranger in street

John O’Donnell racially abused and assaulted two teenagers

By Edward Era Barbacena

Two teenagers were racially abused and attacked with a screwdriver by a stranger in the street.

John O’Donnell walked past a 17 and 18-year-old on Fell Street, Kensington, UK at around 8pm on Monday, June 27.  He then started shouting racial abuse towards the victims.

The 56-year-old, of no fixed address, then got out a screwdriver and attacked one of the victims, leaving him with neck and cheek injuries. The second also suffered a slash to his arm.

O’Donnell pleaded guilty to two counts of racially aggravated s20 assault and s4a racially aggravated public order. He was sentenced to a total of 26 months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court, on Monday, December 19.

Detective Constable Matt Blackburne said: "This was a totally unprovoked and shocking racially aggravated assault. Nobody should be subjected to racial or physical abuse and we will not tolerate anyone being targeted in this way.