In Almelo an African man from Angola must appear in court because of an incident during the Sinterklaasintocht in Almelo op 15 Last November. He would have beaten a 15-year-old girl here who like Black Peter was dressed. According to one reading the man was angry and scolded them for racists. According to another version the group provoked him and called him a "black’ and "dirty black". The 15-year-old girl had a black eye. The African man expresses regret for abuse. The police gave him a short community service and must pay just satisfaction to the victim.

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