Oldbury dad who was 'victim of racist bullies jailed for battering man with pole in excessive self-defence'

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Oldbury dad who was 'victim of racist bullies jailed for battering man with pole in excessive self-defence'

Tirminder Singh Lallie, 37, had been left feeling 'angry' after suffering racist abuse at work

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By

Annabal BagdiSenior reporter

• 05:30, 9 JUL 2023
• UPDATED17:21, 9 JUL 2023
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A dad who suffered racist abuse at the hands of workplace bullies has been locked up after 'retaliating' when a stranger lashed out at him with a pole. Tirminder Singh Lallie 'reacted badly' when a member of the public flagged him down in the Black Country for allegedly driving too fast.

The 37-year-old jumped out of his Range Rover after believing he had been called a racial slur. But he was then hit over the head with a pole by the man who had summoned him to slow down.

Lallie retaliated by punching the man repeatedly, in an attack he has now admitted was 'excessive self-defence'. But he only fought back because he thought he was being faced with a racist assault, a court heard.

 

It comes after previous abuse in the workplace over his religion and appearance shattered his mental health and left him 'angry'. Lallie, of Perry Hill Road, Oldbury, has now been jailed for one year over the violent row.

 

He was also sentenced for a verbal altercation he had with a PCSO who approached him over his driving during a separate incident. Sentencing, District Judge Lower said: "It strikes me that both of these incidents came about because you're an angry man.

 

"At your previous place of work, you suffered abuse because of your religion because of how you look and that's had an impact on your mental health and you have been taking medication as a result of that. This means you react badly to things you perceive are either racist towards you or difficult in terms of going about your day-to-day business."

 

The judge said there was 'no way of knowing' whether Lallie had been called Lallie a 'brown b******'. He added: "Whatever the rights and wrongs of this incident, you accepted that you went completely over the top in retaliation.

"You could have easily done something else - walked away, called the police." Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how a man was working in Perry Hill Road, in Oldbury at about 3pm on August 4, 2021.

The painter was putting a ladder in his van when he spotted Lallie's Range Rover heading towards him, prosecutor Ilana Davis said. He thought Lallie was driving too quickly so waved his hand at the driver, gesturing at him to slow down.

The car came to a 'sudden halt'. He shouted and swore from the car window before getting out of the vehicle and 'charging' towards the man.

Lallie became 'aggressive' and said "I will knock your block off" before 'getting in the man's face'. The man asked the defendant if he was on drugs, with Lallie replying "I could be".

The court heard how the man was clutching a pole at this point and then used it to hit Lallie's head twice. Lallie hit the man back, causing him to 'stagger', with the victim then returning another blow.

The defendant got the man in a headlock before punching him three or four times. Ms Davis said: "Lallie was wearing a steel bangle around his wrist. He pulled it over his fingers as he punched."

Members of the public then intervened, with Lallie walking off into a nearby property. The victim went to hospital, where medics glued back together two cuts to his head.

In a statement, he claimed Lallie's 'unprovoked attack' stopped him from working for a few days and he is now worried about bumping into the defendant when out. Ms Davis said: "He described being horrified and scared that his injuries could have been worse if others had not come to help him."

John Richards, defending, said Lallie believed he was being fronted with an incident of racism when he got out of his Range Rover. He said: "He should not have done it. He accepts that. He accepts what he did was wrong."

The court heard how Lallie was also sentenced for a separate incident which occurred last July. PCSO Sajid Khan was in Marshall Road, Oldbury, with a colleague when the pair spotted Lallie driving a van.

They decided to pursue the vehicle after being concerned with the defendant's driving. Officers indicated they wanted to speak to Lallie when he pulled over near a One Stop store, in Castle Road West.

They told him to wait but instead he went into the store, Ms Davis said. Lallie was spoken to about his driving when he returned to his van but he claimed officers were 'lying'.

He became 'aggressive', flinging his arms and hands around as he went back inside his van. PCSO Khan stood in front of the driver's door but Lallie closed it, making contact with the officer.

Lallie got out of the car and again became 'aggressive' as he pointed his finger in the officer's face and said "I don't like the police". He also told officers to "f*** off" before driving away.

Lallie admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a basis, stating he had assaulted the painter but it was 'excessive self defence'. He also admitted threatening behaviour relating to the incident with the PCSO.

Lallie was told he must also pay £100 compensation to the officer when he was sentenced on Thursday, June 29.

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21 hours ago, Premi said:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/oldbury-dad-who-victim-racist-27232210

Oldbury dad who was 'victim of racist bullies jailed for battering man with pole in excessive self-defence'

Tirminder Singh Lallie, 37, had been left feeling 'angry' after suffering racist abuse at work

UNTRY

By

Annabal BagdiSenior reporter

• 05:30, 9 JUL 2023
• UPDATED17:21, 9 JUL 2023
• 

A dad who suffered racist abuse at the hands of workplace bullies has been locked up after 'retaliating' when a stranger lashed out at him with a pole. Tirminder Singh Lallie 'reacted badly' when a member of the public flagged him down in the Black Country for allegedly driving too fast.

The 37-year-old jumped out of his Range Rover after believing he had been called a racial slur. But he was then hit over the head with a pole by the man who had summoned him to slow down.

Lallie retaliated by punching the man repeatedly, in an attack he has now admitted was 'excessive self-defence'. But he only fought back because he thought he was being faced with a racist assault, a court heard.

 

It comes after previous abuse in the workplace over his religion and appearance shattered his mental health and left him 'angry'. Lallie, of Perry Hill Road, Oldbury, has now been jailed for one year over the violent row.

 

He was also sentenced for a verbal altercation he had with a PCSO who approached him over his driving during a separate incident. Sentencing, District Judge Lower said: "It strikes me that both of these incidents came about because you're an angry man.

 

"At your previous place of work, you suffered abuse because of your religion because of how you look and that's had an impact on your mental health and you have been taking medication as a result of that. This means you react badly to things you perceive are either racist towards you or difficult in terms of going about your day-to-day business."

 

The judge said there was 'no way of knowing' whether Lallie had been called Lallie a 'brown b******'. He added: "Whatever the rights and wrongs of this incident, you accepted that you went completely over the top in retaliation.

"You could have easily done something else - walked away, called the police." Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how a man was working in Perry Hill Road, in Oldbury at about 3pm on August 4, 2021.

The painter was putting a ladder in his van when he spotted Lallie's Range Rover heading towards him, prosecutor Ilana Davis said. He thought Lallie was driving too quickly so waved his hand at the driver, gesturing at him to slow down.

The car came to a 'sudden halt'. He shouted and swore from the car window before getting out of the vehicle and 'charging' towards the man.

Lallie became 'aggressive' and said "I will knock your block off" before 'getting in the man's face'. The man asked the defendant if he was on drugs, with Lallie replying "I could be".

The court heard how the man was clutching a pole at this point and then used it to hit Lallie's head twice. Lallie hit the man back, causing him to 'stagger', with the victim then returning another blow.

The defendant got the man in a headlock before punching him three or four times. Ms Davis said: "Lallie was wearing a steel bangle around his wrist. He pulled it over his fingers as he punched."

Members of the public then intervened, with Lallie walking off into a nearby property. The victim went to hospital, where medics glued back together two cuts to his head.

In a statement, he claimed Lallie's 'unprovoked attack' stopped him from working for a few days and he is now worried about bumping into the defendant when out. Ms Davis said: "He described being horrified and scared that his injuries could have been worse if others had not come to help him."

John Richards, defending, said Lallie believed he was being fronted with an incident of racism when he got out of his Range Rover. He said: "He should not have done it. He accepts that. He accepts what he did was wrong."

The court heard how Lallie was also sentenced for a separate incident which occurred last July. PCSO Sajid Khan was in Marshall Road, Oldbury, with a colleague when the pair spotted Lallie driving a van.

They decided to pursue the vehicle after being concerned with the defendant's driving. Officers indicated they wanted to speak to Lallie when he pulled over near a One Stop store, in Castle Road West.

They told him to wait but instead he went into the store, Ms Davis said. Lallie was spoken to about his driving when he returned to his van but he claimed officers were 'lying'.

He became 'aggressive', flinging his arms and hands around as he went back inside his van. PCSO Khan stood in front of the driver's door but Lallie closed it, making contact with the officer.

Lallie got out of the car and again became 'aggressive' as he pointed his finger in the officer's face and said "I don't like the police". He also told officers to "f*** off" before driving away.

Lallie admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a basis, stating he had assaulted the painter but it was 'excessive self defence'. He also admitted threatening behaviour relating to the incident with the PCSO.

Lallie was told he must also pay £100 compensation to the officer when he was sentenced on Thursday, June 29.

Yea...the poor victim...that hit bro in the head twice with a stick...after quite possibly calling him a brown bugger to begin with. Whitepower. 

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I approve of Tirminder Singh Lallie.