A woman has had her community order uplifted to a jail sentence for racially abusing a supermarket security guard.
Sharon Scott, 35, racially abused Awais Iqbal at the Sainsbury's store in Active Way, Burnley, in August last year.
Sharon Scott, 35 from Burnley, racially abused a security guard at her local @sainsburys in August last year.
— CPS North West (@CPS_NorthWest) August 24, 2024
For racial aggravation Preston magistrates uplifted her sentence from a Community Order to 4 weeks imprisonment and ordered her to pay £100 compensation to the guard. pic.twitter.com/6Ml7M7Bwsr
Scott, of Briercliffe Road, Burnley, was given a community order for the offence.
Preston Magistrates' Court uplifted this to four weeks imprisonment and ordered her to pay £100 compensation to the guard.
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