Sikh boy says he invented race attack
24 December 2006 - SACC
A 15-year-old Sikh boy who claimed he had his hair cut off by racist thugs in Edinburgh's Pilrig Park now says he made the attack up. The teenager says he had in fact punched himself in the face and cut off his own hair. He is believed to have had personal problems and was also having cultural identity issues brought about by differences between his Sikh upbringing and Western society.
A police spokeswoman said: "The boy has expressed deep regret for what he has done."
- Pilrig Vigil Against Race Attack - SACC news item, 19 November 2006
- Faked attack that exposes an uncomfortable truth - comment by Hardeep Singh Kohli (writer, actor and director) - The Sunday Times (Scotland), 31 December 2006
- Sikh teen lied about hair attack - BBC report, 24 November 2006
