A migrant who was beaten on the head in Paceville and refused entry into a nightclub has died as a result of his injuries, informed sources said this afternoon.

The incident happened in the early morning of Friday, May 29.

A nightclub bouncer, Duncan Deguara, was taken to court on Monday, accused of seriously injuring the migrant, Suleiman Abubaker, from Sudan.

A French student who had been with the migrant told the court that his friend had been punched as he tried to enter the club drunk. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The witness told the court that Mr Abubaker was thrown to the ground with the force of the punch. After he was helped up he stumbled and hung on to a signpost, only to be kicked by an unknown person.

The pressure group Moviment Graffitti in a statement yesterday condemned "rampant racism" following the incident.

The group said this would not be an isolated incident and asked for immediate action to be taken to tackle the problem in Paceville.

Graffitti said that although other persons in Paceville tended to be drunk, they did not get beaten every time they tried to enter a club. It was no secret that black persons were not allowed into the majority of clubs in Paceville, especially when they had an ID card showing they were immigrants, it added.

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