A 16-year-old Australian boy has been charged for threatening to kill a Jewish boy and his mother, after viral footage earlier this month showed him forcing the boy to kiss another classmate’s shoes.
Police said they had charged the boy with making threats to kill, using a telecommunication device to harass and stalking. He will appear in a children’s court in Victoria next month.
The victim was lured to a park under the pretences of a football game, before being coerced into kissing the feet of one of the boys. The incident was filmed and posted on Instagram.
Speaking to the Australian Jewish News, the boy's mother said what followed was months of being subjected to antisemitic slurs, including “Jewish ape”, “Jewish n****r” and “Jewish gimp”.