British Teen’s Slaying Called Racist Attack
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LIVERPOOL, England — A black teenager who was followed through a park by a group of men shouting racist taunts died Saturday after being attacked with an ax, British police said.
Anthony Walker, 18, was waiting for a bus with his girlfriend and a cousin when a man started shouting at them late Friday near his home, officers said.
They left to avoid trouble but were followed by a group of three or four men, and Walker’s companions said they saw someone strike him with an ax.
They ran to get help and returned a few minutes later to find him with the ax embedded in his skull, news reports said.
No arrests had been made.
“What we are dealing with here is a vicious and unprovoked attack on a young, black man, which we believe to be racially motivated,” said Det. Chief Supt. Peter Currie. Police said other incidents of racial abuse had been reported in the area recently.
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