A Rossendale man has been refused bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of racially aggravated assault and a public order offence in Manchester city centre on Monday, August 5. As he was being led away from the court, Matthew Wilson, of Parrock Street, Crawshawbooth, twice punched the glass separating the dock from the main court, and shouted ‘fat c***’ while raising his middle finger in the air. District judge Jane Hamilton ordered Wilson to be returned to the court after a lunch break for a contempt of court hearing due to the outburst.
Asked by district Judge Jane Hamilton if he wanted to apologise or spend seven days in custody, Wilson took a long delay. Sign up to our newsletters to get the latest stories sent straight to your inbox. Asked again, he responded: “Yeah, go on then,” which Judge Hamilton said would not suffice.
He then said: “I'm sorry for punching the glass, I just wish you would have seen the CCTV footage shown to me in the police station. “I've done nothing..
. 35 days, I've got a home I need to maintain.” He added that he had been 'involved in no riots'.
Follow The Bolton News on Facebook , Instagram , X (Twitter) , and TikTok . The 31-year-old, who turns 32 on Monday, is accused of disorder, while drinking at the Moon Under the Water pub on Deansgate. Defending, duty solicitor David Philpott said Wilson denied his involvement in the incident, and argued he should be granted bail.
Prosecutor Laura Peers alleged Wilson and Alex Fraser, 2.