"My family have found the whole thing quite dreadful. Often these things can get out of control and our objective is to put an absolute stop to it." Mr O'Donnell, who lives in a £1.2m converted barn, called police to the road he shares with Mrs Mason in Worlingham, near Beccles, Suffolk, following the incident on Sunday, August 7. Mrs Mason was arrested and has now been charged with racially aggravated harassment, which is an offence under section 28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Speaking at the time the complaint was made Jena Mason claimed she was not racist and that the incident was a "misunderstanding". She said: "I was completely and utterly surprised. For me to be accused of this is silly. It must be a misunderstanding." Mrs Mason apparently claimed she believed the doll had been innocently put in the ground floor window of the 16th century home along with other toys by a child to get them out of the way of a family dog.
A Suffolk police spokesman said: "Police were contacted just after 7.10pm on August 7 by a member of the public who reported that following a dispute between her family and parties at the address a toy had appeared in the window of a property and she considered this to be racially offensive. A 65-year-old woman was arrested and later released on police bail. She has now been charged with racially aggravated harassment. The charge relates to the display of writing, signs or other visible representations, which are threatening, abusive or insulting, within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress." Mrs Mason is due to appear at Lowestoft Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
2 comments:
Does golliwog mean black? I'm going to have to look that up.
Haha.
Come on, it's between the blinds and the window.
People only put stuff there when you want it seen on the street.
I'd be pissed off too, maybe I'd put a donkey in my window as retaliation.
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