Man jailed for racially abusing railway worker

A man who subjected a female railway worker to "horrific" racist abuse has been jailed.

Dale Bryan Halliday, 64, repeatedly targeted the security staff member at Hull Paragon Interchange, racially abusing her for more than a year, British Transport Police said.

He was arrested after he approached her again while she was working at the gate on 19 October, making "vile racist slurs and subjecting her to a barrage of racist abuse," the force said.

Halliday, of no fixed address, was jailed for three months at Hull Magistrates' Court on 23 April after pleading guilty to racially aggravated harassment and threatening behaviour.

He was also issued with a two-year restraining order, which prevents him from contacting the victim and limits his access to the rail network.

PC Jack Davie said: "Halliday waged a personal vendetta against an innocent woman who was just doing her job, subjecting her to horrific racial abuse.

"His prolonged racist behaviour over a period of a year wore the victim down and affected her so badly she was forced to take leave from work."

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