Overview
- Wayne Kelly, 65, pleaded guilty at Manchester Magistrates' Court to racially aggravated common assault and four harassment offences.
- The confrontation, which unfolded Wednesday night on Northumberland Street in Salford, targeted Jewish men walking to a synagogue.
- Prosecutors said he threatened to fetch knives to cut their throats and moved toward a man with clenched fists, then shouted abuse at a nearby Jewish child.
- One victim later identified Kelly from a March 12 incident in the same area when he banged on the victim's car while shouting antisemitic abuse.
- Greater Manchester Police arrested him at the scene, and prosecutors authorised charges within 24 hours under CPS guidance designed to speed decisions in hate-crime cases.