A Scottish court has fined Terry Myers £280 (about $345) for sending threatening emails to his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Because the man was born in Ireland and Myers referred to him as a “leprechaun,” the sentence carried an enhanced penalty for racial aggravation.
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