AN EASTERN European woman subjected to a tirade of vile racist abuse from the resident of a hostel she was working at, expressed the affect his words and aggressive behaviour had on her, through a victim statement read out in court.

Michael Wilson was irate he did not receive his takeaway meal on the evening of July 2 and took it out on a Bulgarian receptionist.

He demanded she sort out his order — using abusive racist language, with threats of violence, to force her to do that.

The jobless 55-year-old, who admitted using racially aggravated threatening and abusive words and behaviour, to cause alarm and distress, provoking a fear of violence, was handed a year's probation by Isle of Wight magistrates.

Wilson's vile insults levelled at his victim, at the Salvation Army's Fellowship House in Ryde, were made under his drunken assumption she was Polish.

He told the police he did not believe such insults were racist, said prosecutor, Ann Smout.

Mrs Smout read the victim's harrowing statement to the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court.

"When he was being threatening and abusive towards me, it made me feel very uncomfortable and very scared," the woman said.

"He was shouting at me and being very aggressive. His words and body language towards me made me feel violence would be used against me.

"He is a large man and I was frightened at the time by what he directed at me. He was vile and abusive because of my nationality.

"I do not believe I should be treated this way. It doesn't matter where I come from and this should not be a reason for someone to be rude, threatening and abusive towards me.

"His racially abusive comments made me feel very small and they really upset me.

"I had always been polite to him, so there is no reason why he should take such a dislike towards me.

"He has made it obvious he doesn't like me. I believe this is because of my nationality and that my accent annoys him.

"This incident has made me question whether this is the right job for me. He was really rude and horrible to me and he had intent to put me in fear.

"I do not go to work to be treated this way and I question if this is the right place for me to work.

"I am used to working with people with dementia. I have a thick skin and can cope with people being rude to me at times.

"However, he has the capacity to know right from wrong and had no excuse for making me feel this way."