Family of dying teen given 'racist' code by police
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She told the BBC her son was affectionally known as "Shelly" and described his "amazing personality" and "wicked sense of humour". "By then, I'm asking Sheldon, 'What's up?' The phone went dead and within about 10 seconds I had a FaceTime call from Sheldon... he had blood all over his face."Mrs Lewcock said her boy had an "amazing personality" and "wicked sense of humour"
"It indicates that the person has to be black and of colour, and normally you would associate bananas with a monkey. That's the association that I got."It's a serious matter. It might only seem like one word but it's one word that has affected this family and the community as a whole."
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