Leicester Man Accused Of Racial Abuse Of BBC Presenter Sima Kotecha To Stand Trial

A man accused of racially abusing a BBC reporter as she prepared to go live on air will stand  trial in September, a court heard today. Russell Rawlingson, 50, allegedly targeted the TV and  radio journalist in Leicester city centre on May 10th, forcing her to abandon her planned on-air  report. Ms Kotecha was in Leicester reporting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on  coronavirus restrictions and had lined up guests to interview about the pandemic lockdown. For  more information please click here: https://tinyurl.com/yc2bzo7m