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This shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a Somalian man was assaulted and spat at as he tried to eat a meal in McDonalds.
The clip, released by Avon and Somerset Police, shows Kyle Purnell throwing his brown McDonald's paper bag at the victim, known only as Max, and his friend, before marching round their table and shoving him against the window.
Max said he 'never thought something like that would happen to me in Bristol'.
Purnell appeared before Bristol Magistrates Court in March, but the footage has just been released now.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of assault by beating - but was found not guilty of two counts of racially/religiously aggravated common assault.
The CCTV footage shows Max and his friend entering McDonald's in Avonmeads Retail Park, Bristol just after midnight on July 1 last year.
As the two went to take a seat at the table next to where Purnell and his friend were sitting, Purnell can be seen throwing a chip at the two men.
Purnell can then be seen getting out of his seat and walking towards Max and his friend, yelling at them and even spitting on them.
He then marched round the table, pushed Max into the window and punched him.
Max added that he came to Bristol from Somalia five years ago and thought he would be 'much safer' in the UK.
'The guy attacked me. He spat in my face,' he told the BBC.
'I never thought that would happen to me in Bristol. When I came to this country, I thought, "I am in the home of democracy".'
Purnell was sentenced to a 12 month community order and was ordered to pay £75 compensation to the victim, as well as £85 to both the CPS and victim services.