Caught on camera: Shocking racist attack by two Scottish thugs on African immigrant busker as he stands in city centre

This is the shocking moment two Scottish thugs attacked an African busker, hurling racist abuse at him in a city centre.

Homeless singer Melo was approached by Francis Muir and another man who yelled racist slurs at him before aiming punches and kicks at the Angolan-born performer.
The entire incident was caught on camera by a documentary crew, who were filming BBC Scotland show The Street in Glasgow city centre's famous Sauchiehall Street.

Punches: This is the shocking moment thugs Frances Muir and another man attacked African busker Melo, hurling racist abuse at him in Glasgow city centre

Defence: Punches are thrown, but Melo is able to defend himself and dodge the blows

Brave: Melo is heard to say 'leave me alone, what have I done? I know I'm black and I'm proud'

Miss-hit: The unnamed man aims a kick at Melo, only to miss and fall to the ground

 

GRAPHIC: Vile racist attack on homeless busker in Glasgow

In the programme, Muir can be heard to tell the busker he is 'milking our country for thousands', adding that as a taxpayer he pays 'hundreds of pounds to keep you in the f****** country'.
Dressed in a blue shirt, Muir's companion, who can not be named for legal reasons, then can be seen attempting to attack Melo, rebounding off a metal door and falling to the floor as the singer ducks to avoid a kick.
Melo was able to bravely dodge the blows, using a metal trolley he uses to carry his instruments, before passers-by step in, closely followed by the police as immigrant Melo is heard to say 'leave me alone, what have I done? I know I'm black and I'm proud'.

Sentenced: Muir, who has now moved from Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, served 10 months behind bars for the 2012 attack, and a separate incident in which he abused an Asian woman police officer while he was on bail

Intervention: Passers-by stepped in to break up the scuffle, closely followed by the police

Shouting: Muir was heard continuing to shout racist abuse even as he was escorted into a police van

Muir was heard continuing to shout racist abuse even as he was escorted into a police van.
Some 348,000 people watched the programme on Monday night, which centres on people who work, and frequent the numerous bars on Sauchiehall Street.
Muir, who has now moved from Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, served 10 months behind bars for the 2012 attack, and a separate incident in which he abused an Asian woman police officer while he was on bail.
Scottish politician Graeme Pearson, who is Labour's shadow justice secretary, said that the attack was probably similar to others carried out around Scotland. 
'It is symptomatic of a culture we need to tackle, in terms of racism and sectarianism – although at least those responsible in this instance were arrested,' he told the Daily Record.

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