CONVICTED (2021) | Suzanne ‘Suzy’ Young, born c. 1968, previously of Windsor Garth, York, but said to now be living in Birmingham – kicked a stranger’s dog in the face, racially abused and assaulted her owner in an unprovoked attack. Suzanne Young , who has a previous 2010 conviction for being drunk and disorderly, was caught on camera spitting at and throwing punches at Charles Casmir and kicking his dog Delta – a cream Akita – in the face. There was public disgust over the footage and Young was arrested and charged with two counts of racially aggravated assault, one count of use of threatening language or behaviour and one count of causing the unnecessary suffering of an animal. She had originally pleaded not guilty to some of the charges and was scheduled to face trial, but changed her pleas to guilty at the last minute. Victim Delta The court heard that Mr Casmir was walking Delta on Hob Moor, York, at 8.10pm when he was approached by Young, who started shouting at him because his dog was not on a lead and was ‘running with cows’. He said Young became ‘aggressive’ and threatened to shoot him and his dog. He then tried to walk away but she started using racist insults such as ‘p*i’ and ‘chng ch*ng’. Young then started spitting at Mr Casmir. Mr Casmir said his dog did get ‘too close to her’ and was wagging her tail when Young kicked her in the face. ‘This was horrible,’ he said. He said Young ‘continued using racial slurs’ and started putting her fists up in a ‘boxing guard position’ and said ‘hit me, hit me’. Young then picked up a wine bottle from her bag and started threatening Mr Casmir. He said: ‘I believe she was going to use it as a weapon.’ Mr Casmir then moved away and warned another dog owner about her, which is when she came and punched him in the face numerous times. Mr Casmir said that Young then approached some youths and he called police who came and arrested her. Young’s lawyer told the court her client had unknowingly smoked the synthetic drug spice on the day, which caused her shocking outbursts. She also said her client was ‘ashamed at her behaviour’ and had stopped drinking and was receiving support. Sentencing: 42 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years; £500 compensation to Mr Casmir. Disqualified from having custody of a dog for five years (expires June 2026). Metro Examiner Live