Thug – ‘fed up of foreigners coming here’ as Hull carwash worker attacked
A drunk man got out of his car and launched an unprovoked and racially motivated attack on a worker at a car wash. Matthew Jones hurled abuse at the victim, who was taking a break, a court has been told. A court was told he made threats to knock out the employee and shouted that he was fed up with “foreigners coming here.” Jones, of South Street, Cottingham, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and causing racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence on July 20 last year. Claire Holmes, prosecuting, informed Grimsby Crown Court that the car wash employee was sitting in his vehicle because of rainfall and the absence of customers at the car wash near Hull. Jones pulled up in his car, parking extremely close behind him, exited his vehicle, started yelling and hammered on the car wash employee’s window, reports Hull Live. The man stepped out of his car and Jones approached him directly, shouting, swearing and making gestures. He could detect alcohol on Jones’s breath, who launched into a barrage …