‘Dangerous’ teen jailed after ‘horrendous’ attack on trans girl in Swansea

A self-proclaimed “racist and fascist” teenager who brutally beat a transgender girl in a hate-crime attack in Swansea has been jailed.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) described 19-year-old Alex Hutton, from Morriston, Swansea, as a “dangerous young man” who “poses a substantial risk to other groups and society as a whole”.

Hutton, also known as Alex Edwards, attacked the transgender girl in Swansea in May 2023, leaving her hospitalised and with the imprint of his trainer on her face.

Appearing at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday (19 September), he was sentenced to a total of five years and four months in custody, plus an extended sentence with a further five years on licence.

He had been subject to a Criminal Behaviour Order which restricted his use of the internet and

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