A SELF-confessed “racist” told a business owner to “get out of my country” after hearing that he needed identification to buy cigarettes.

Michael Day, of Fernside Road in Poole, shouted and swore at Salman Altun at his shop, Best-One in Ashley Road, Parkstone.

Mr Altun, who is from Turkey, was forced to press a panic button after the 18-year-old said: “You aren’t from this country – you should be serving me or you’ve got to go back to your country.”

When police told the teenager about his abusive words during an interview afterwards, Day – who admitted drinking around eight bottles of Stella and cider that day – “chuckled” and said: “That was near enough what I said”.

Prosecuting at Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court, Nicola Reece said Day had been clutching a glass bottle of cider in his hand during the confrontation.

“Mr Day entered the shop and walked up to the counter asking for cigarettes, when he was asked for ID,” she said.

“The defendant became abusive and started shouting, ‘Why do I need to show some ID – I’m 18, give me my cigs’.”

She said the shopkeeper refused to serve him without identification, and unemployed Day shouted: “I work my **** off for you ******* to come in and take our jobs”.

A member of the public intervened, standing between Mr Altun and the defendant, and eventually he was able to manhandle Day back out onto Ashley Road, where he was arrested by officers.

“The defendant said he wanted to upset the victim and was looking for a fight,” Ms Reece said.

“[He told police] he would rate himself as racist and gets angry at foreign nationals coming to the country and taking jobs and claiming benefits. He knows these views are not acceptable.”

Mitigating, Mark Proctor said his client is of “previous good character”.

“I have never read an interview where somebody has been quite so honest as to what they have done and why they have done it, particularly when the behaviour is alleged to have racist connotations to it,” he said.

He added that Day, who claims benefits, is “immature” and needs the support of the Probation Service to help him deal with his “anti-social views”.

Magistrates will sentence Day, who admitted causing racially or religiously aggravated fear or provocation of violence, on September 23 after a pre-sentence report is prepared.