Man charged following incident at Everton takeaway

A man has been charged with racially abusing a takeaway worker and assaulting three officers in Everton on Friday evening (27 December).

We were called to the takeaway on Stanley Road just after 7.50pm to a report a man had become aggressive, racially abused a member of staff and started damaging property inside.

Three officers attending were punched and spat at when attempting to detain the suspect.

Sebastian Kulik, 34 years, of Daisy Street, Kirkdale was arrested following the incident and has now been charged with eight offences:

• One count of racially/religiously aggravated fear/provocation of violence by words
• One count of using threatening/abusive/insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence
• Two counts of criminal damage
• Three counts of assault of an emergency worker
• One count of obstructing /resisting a constable in the execution of their duty

He has been remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Monday 30 December.

Detective Chief Inspector Ben Wayment said: “We will never tolerate abuse motivated by hate against anyone, anywhere in Merseyside.

“We deal with all reports of hate crime with compassion and sensitivity, acting on all information to bring offenders to justice and I would encourage anyone who has been a victim of hate crime or witnessed it to contact us.

“Our officers turn up for work every day committed to protecting the people of Merseyside, and acts of violence committed against them while they are trying to keep others safe is simply never acceptable.”

If you have information on hate crime, please contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X @MerPolCC. You can also call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.
 
If, for any reason, you do not wish to report a hate crime to the police, the independent charity Stop Hate UK to run a 24/7 confidential helpline for all victims of hate crime on 0800 138 1625 or www.stophateuk.org. You can also download the Stop Hate UK reporting app on Google Play or the Apple App Store.
 
Across Merseyside, we also have a number of third-party reporting centres including fire stations, citizens advice bureaus and hospitals. A list of locations can be viewed here: merseyside-third-party-hate-crime-reporting-centres.pdf