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A woman who racially abused a teenage girl on a train in western Sydney has been jailed for at least three months.A woman who racially abused a teenage girl on a train in western Sydney has been jailed for at least three months.
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Nicole Boyle’s tirade began not long after she and her then-boyfriend stumbled on to a nearly full train at Parramatta last July. Witnesses told police they were unsteady on their feet and reeked of alcohol as Boyle launched into a spray against a 15-year-old girl, telling her she needed to go back to eating rice.Nicole Boyle’s tirade began not long after she and her then-boyfriend stumbled on to a nearly full train at Parramatta last July. Witnesses told police they were unsteady on their feet and reeked of alcohol as Boyle launched into a spray against a 15-year-old girl, telling her she needed to go back to eating rice.
Boyle later boarded a bus where she made hateful remarks to people of African and Pacific Islander appearance.Boyle later boarded a bus where she made hateful remarks to people of African and Pacific Islander appearance.
Magistrate Alex Mijovich rejected claims by defence lawyers that the train rant was not racially motivated, saying Boyle had seemed to cover all nationalities in her comments.Magistrate Alex Mijovich rejected claims by defence lawyers that the train rant was not racially motivated, saying Boyle had seemed to cover all nationalities in her comments.
He sentenced the 35-year-old to a maximum 12 months in jail during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, ordering she serve at least three months.He sentenced the 35-year-old to a maximum 12 months in jail during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, ordering she serve at least three months.