BBC radio presenter moved to tears as she describes moment she was racially abused in the street and told to ‘go home n*****’
Trish Adudu said she was 'paralysed with fear' as rage-filled racist yelled abuse at her
A BBC presenter choked back tears as she described the moment a racist confronted her in the street - shouting at her: "Go home n*****".
Trish Adudu said the man was "full of hate" and "incessant with rage" as he yelled abuse at an Asian student before he turned on her.
She said she was "paralysed with fear" and the tirade left her shocked as it was the first time she has heard the vile word directed at her.
Ms Adudu, who hosts the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire breakfast show, said the she noticed the racist approach the other victim as she was getting in her car in Coventry.
The tearful presenter told BBC Midlands Today: "It was really derogatory, the use of the 'P word', and shouting about 'haven't you seen the vote?'.
"I was just paralysed with fear. And then he turned his attentions to me and started, well basically, he said 'n***** go home'.
"He just kept shouting n***** and n*****.
"I literally was in such shock and there were people walking past but I think they just didn't know what to do.
"I wasn't going to report it because the police are so busy, and it was people on social network that said 'you must report it'.
"I'm so glad I did because the police have been absolutely fantastic."
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She added: "I don't think Coventry is a racist city at all, I just think this one individual was so full of hate.
"He was incessant with rage, both at the student and at me, telling us to 'go home'.
"I don't like using the 'N word' and haven't heard it directly to me but it was shocking."
Trish, who lives and works in the city, has been overwhelmed with messages of support on Twitter since she revealed the incident to her followers.
West Midlands Police has said they are looking into the incident which happened in Cox Street.
A spokesman said: “There was another victim who was subject to racial abuse but we do not know who this is.
“We know there was someone else in the area, and we are very keen to hear from them and take an official complaint from them.”
The incident came days after fellow BBC radio presenter Sima Kotecha was called a "p**i"’ by a voter in her home town of Basingstoke, Hants.
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