Drunk slapped smoker outside Canterbury Superdrug and hurled abuse at gay woman

A drunk man slapped a stranger across the face and hurled abuse at a gay woman, a courtroom heard.

Vijay Kumar-Ram noticed a person and a woman sitting on a bench close to the Superdrug retailer in St George’s Street, Canterbury, and went over and advised the person to quit smoking.

Kumar-Ram then swiped the cigarette out of his hand and assaulted him, whereas additionally aiming nasty feedback at the woman.

Medway magistrates additionally heard how a month later the 38-year-old stole £150 price of meat from a Co-op in Gravesend.

But Kumar-Ram – who’s beforehand from the Gravesend space, however is now residing in Edward Road, Canterbury – averted being despatched to jail when he appeared in courtroom on Monday.

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Describing the incident within the metropolis centre on July 22, prosecutor Sidumiso Moyo stated: “He noticed the 2 victims sitting on a bench outside Superdrug and requested the person to quit smoking and then took the cigarette out of his hand.

“He then requested the woman if she was a boy or a woman and when she replied it didn’t matter, he advised her she regarded like a boy and then hit the person with each arms on the underside of his face.”

Ms Moyo stated the woman had been disgusted with Kumar-Ram’s feedback as she felt discriminated in opposition to as she was gay.

When the police had been known as, Kumar-Ram then began shouting homophobic abuse as officers had been arresting him.

Medway Magistrates’ Court heard he was later charged with assault by beating and threatening behaviour and was bailed to attend courtroom at a later date.

However, Kumar-Ram’s offending didn’t cease there, as on August 20, he and one other man went into the Co-op in East Milton Road, Gravesend, and swiped numerous meat merchandise price £150.

Ms Moyo stated: “He was with one other man within the Co-op and took meat objects and put them in a black bag and tried to go away, however was challenged by a member of employees.

“The bag was wrestled out of the member of employees’s arms and he and the opposite man left with out paying for the objects.”

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Kumar-Ram was arrested the following day and whereas in custody, was given a drug take a look at which proved constructive.

He was then charged with shoplifting and bailed once more and advised he should attend a drug evaluation in Gravesend on August 30 to find out if he was an addict.

However, Kumar-Ram failed to point out up for the appointment and was later charged in relation to that offence too.

When he appeared earlier than District Judge William Nelson on October 16, he admitted all 4 offences.

Judge Nelson heard Kumar-Ram was closely convicted and was on a neighborhood order he’d been given for different public order offences when he dedicated the newest offences.

The courtroom was advised he had began ingesting when he was a teen and dabbled in medicine on events, however barely remembered any of the incidents as he had been drunk.

However, the choose was additionally advised Kumar-Ram would quickly be beginning a medicated detox programme to cease his ingesting and was sorry for his actions.

Judge Nelson stated: “Frankly, your historical past is actually unhealthy and you’re a downside for the neighborhood you reside in.

“Your consumption of alcohol turns you into a really disagreeable man certainly.”

However, the choose famous there gave the impression to be a change in his behaviour now and that he was attending appointments and he was beginning his journey to cease ingesting, so he determined he wasn’t going to intervene with the neighborhood order he was on.

He jailed Kumar-Ram for 26 weeks for the offences however suspended the time period for 12 months.

Kumar-Ram was additionally ordered to pay the woman he insulted and the person that he assaulted £100 compensation every.