Heywood man arrested and charged with racially aggravated offence

Date published: 09 August 2013


An 18-year-old male from the Heywood has been arrested and charged today in connection with a racially/religiously aggravated offence under Section 4 of the Public Order Act following an alleged incident outside a bar on Packer Street in Rochdale Town Centre.

Nathan Kelly (13/04/1995) from Heywood has been charged with racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment causing alarm and distress. He has also been charged with the offence of using threatening, abusive or insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment, alarm and distress.

Jordan Dean (23/11/1994) of New Cateaton Street, Bury, has also been charged with the same, as has Dafydd Billington (27/04/1994) of Windermere Drive, Bury.

All three males have been bailed to appear at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court.

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