Thug who told family to ‘f*** off to your own country’ moans about life in jail

Stephen Mullins also punched a man who intervened and then bit a police officer’s fingers

A man with a “big problem with foreigners” launched a verbal attack on a family in a North Wales park before brandishing a knife. He also assaulted a Good Samaritan who stepped in, and bit a police officer’s fingers.

During the incident at the Shotton playground, Stephen Mullins said “Tommy Robinson would be ashamed” when discussing immigration into the UK. The 33 year old, of Salisbury Street, Shotton, was sentenced to a total of two years and three months for affray, assault and from a suspended sentence.

The court was told by his solicitor that Mullins had been missing his own family while behind bars on remand, and had complained about the lack of pillows to sleep on in prison.

Prosecutor Amy Edwards told Mold Crown Court that at around 6pm on August 21, a man was enjoying time with his friend and their children in the park.

Mullins approached them and asked: “Where are you from? Poland?.”, reports North Wales Live.

The group confirmed they were, the court heard. Mullins responded: “Take your children and f*** off to your own country.”

Ms Edwards stated that Mullins stumbled and fell over. He then pulled out a knife from the right pocket of his shorts and began shouting: “I’m going to kill you.”

Nearby residents started to record the incident. Bystander Robert Taylor – whom the judge praised as a “Good Samaritan” – repeatedly told Mullins to put down the knife.

Eventually, Mullins attempted to shake hands with people but they declined. Mullins became aggressive and said “Tommy Robinson would be ashamed”, in reference to immigration.

He then lunged at Mr Taylor and punched him on the right temple. Police arrived but Mullins resisted.

As he was being handcuffed, the defendant bit an officer’s fingers and during a police interview, he expressed “entrenched” views.

He stated: “Polish people are foreigners (and) he has a big problem with them and other foreigners.”

He also claimed: “Nobody is doing anything about it” and he “has to do something defend this country”.

Defending, Oliver King explained that on the morning of the incident, Mullins had received news of his uncle’s death, who he was close to, while his father was terminally ill with end stage liver failure.

Mr King said: “This sent him over the edge. He decided not to go to work and to take alcohol in a way to numb the pain and hurt he was feeling.”

Having abstained from alcohol, its effects were “rapid”, leaving him “drunk and angry”, the court was told. Mr King described the incident as “nasty and spiteful” and offered the defendant’s apologies.

Mullins has been struggling on remand at HMP Berwyn, missing his family and complaining about the lack of pillows for sleeping, the court was told.

Judge Nicola Jones noted the offences committed in the presence of children had caused serious fear among onlookers. Regarding the assault on the officer, she added: “Members of the police have a difficult enough job without facing violence and abuse when they are protecting the public as part of their public service.”

She sentenced him to two years for affray and two months for assaulting the officer. The offences were committed in breach of a previous sentence, so one month of that suspended sentence was also activated.

The judge also handed down a concurrent 16-month prison sentence for carrying a knife in public.

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