"But he said the confrontation continued to escalate, claiming to see four other men nearby, calling out derogatory words.
Mr Stringer said: "I had no strength left, I only had my voice and I tried to find the most shocking words to shout, thinking that if they came through that hedge we could be killed. There was nobody there to save us, we were alone.
"Using their own words, I shouted 'and if you n*****s come into my garden I will f***ing hit you with this'. I merely flung their own words back at them. I am not racist.""
