Vicar attacked for 'being a Christian' after hate campaign by yobs who claimed his church 'should be a mosque'

A vicar was in hospital last night after being attacked in his churchyard by two youths in what is being treated as a 'faith hate' crime.

Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, was kicked and punched in the head as one of the attackers screamed "******* priest".

He was left lying on the ground with deep cuts, bruising and two black eyes.

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