A TEENAGER who fractured a shopkeeper’s foot by throwing a lottery sign at him avoided jail today.

Chantelle McCourt, 18, turned on Mohammed Hafeez at Central News in Glasgow city centre’s Union Street in September 2019.

McCourt, then aged 17, repeatedly kicked the sign and hurled racist remarks towards Mr Hafeez.

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The attacker then chucked the sign at the shopkeeper moments after he told her to pick it up.

McCourt, of the city's Garnethill, pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the assault to Mr Hafeez’s severe injury.

She also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was racially aggravated.

The court heard McCourt showed up at the shop and kicked the sign which was outside the front door.

She left before returning 20 minutes later and kicked the sign for a second time and threw it.

Mr Hafeez asked her to put the sign back but McCourt became aggressive and kicked it again while he held it.

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The shopkeeper made a 999 call as McCourt entered the shop and threw items of stock.

Prosecutor Cara Watt said: “The victim pursued the accused from the shop and again she picked up the lottery sign.

“She threw it and it struck Mr Hafeez on the foot.”

McCourt then shouted: “Go back to your own country, you f***ing black b******.”

The lout was later traced and arrested by police while Mr Hafeez went to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment.

He was later found to have fractured his foot.

Michael Gallen, defending, told the court that McCourt was drunk at the time of the offence.

Sheriff Patricia Pryce remarked that McCourt made out to her background reports that she did not welcome being supervised or tagged as a result of the offence.

The sheriff said: “She doesn’t appear to grasp or understand the seriousness of her situation.”

Mr Gallen responded that he had since gone over the report with her and put her earlier feelings down to her previous life experiences.

Sheriff Pryce told McCourt, who was crying in the dock, that she would be supervised for 18 months and tagged for 135 days keeping her indoors between 7pm and 7am.

The sheriff added: “This man suffered a fracture to his foot because of your conduct which is gravely serious.”