A Wallington man who racially abused a partially-sighted bar worker at a pub he was banned from has been convicted of a hate crime.

Jonathan Waddington, 28, of Manor Road, entered the The Selkirk SW17, in Wandsworth, on February 12 and after being told to leave, started abusing the staff member because of their race and disability.

Fearing for their safety, staff members called police.

When officers arrived, Waddington was topless and subsequently arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

The 28-year-old then made further made racist comments to a police officer, which were caught on the officer’s body worn video.

Waddington was sentenced at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on February 14 after admitting two offences of using racially/religiously aggravated words with intent to cause fear of violence.

His total sentence of 12 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, was uplifted from eight weeks to take into account the added aspect of abuse of someone at the pub with a disability.

Deputy chief crown prosecutor of CPS London south, Kris Venkatasami, hoped this sentence would help prevent other instances of racial abuse from happening.

“Jonathan Waddington’s behaviour and words towards a bar worker were clearly motivated by a hostility towards them based on their disability and they were racially aggravated," he said

“Where a hate crime has been committed the CPS will ask the court to apply the law and give an ‘uplifted’ sentence which properly fully reflects the full nature of the crime.

“I hope this prosecution empowers other victims of hate crimes to come forward and ultimately stop others from also being subjected to this kind of vile treatment.”