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A SOUTHAMPTON man who shouted homophobic abuse towards a person has been fined.
Joseph Richard Walsh pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour towards a person in Southampton in November last year.
Southampton Magistrates' Court heard the offence was "motivated by hostility towards people who are of a particular sexual orientation".
Walsh, 28, of Palm Road, Shirley Warren, pleaded guilty to the offence.
He was fined £362 and ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £36.
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