Man charged after alleged racially-aggravated incident
GoogleA 59-year-old man has been charged following an alleged racially-aggravated incident.
Benjamin Gray, from Eastville in Bristol, has been charged with causing fear or provocation of violence, racially-aggravated assault by beating and assault by beating.
The charges relate to an allegation that people were racially abused and a woman assaulted on Cheltenham Road in the city on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police said.
A hearing at Bristol Magistrates Court has been adjourned until 26 March, with Gray remaining on conditional bail.
Correction 10 March: This article's headline originally referred to a racially-aggravated incident and has been amended to make clear that this an allegation which has resulted in a criminal charge.
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