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| Dorset man Chandy Green calls for disability hate crime awareness | |
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| A man who suffers with mobility problems and has been taunted for the way he walks has said disability discrimination is often overlooked. | A man who suffers with mobility problems and has been taunted for the way he walks has said disability discrimination is often overlooked. |
| Chandy Green, 27, had a brain tumour removed when he was three years old, and one side of his body was left permanently weakened. | Chandy Green, 27, had a brain tumour removed when he was three years old, and one side of his body was left permanently weakened. |
| He said he was labelled "tumour boy" at school but he has again been mocked in public while walking in his hometown of Bournemouth. | He said he was labelled "tumour boy" at school but he has again been mocked in public while walking in his hometown of Bournemouth. |
| Dorset Police said it took hate crime "very seriously" and two boys involved in the verbal abuse had written apology letters as part of a restorative justice process. | Dorset Police said it took hate crime "very seriously" and two boys involved in the verbal abuse had written apology letters as part of a restorative justice process. |
| Mr Green said he supported the force's approach and would prefer to see offenders educated rather than punished. | Mr Green said he supported the force's approach and would prefer to see offenders educated rather than punished. |
| Video journalist: Toby Wadey | Video journalist: Toby Wadey |
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