A boy who attacked and killed a teenager after interpreting his Gangnam-Style dance as ‘racist’ has been jailed for eight months.

Jordan Brennan, 17, had broken into the dance made famous by South Korean artist Psy at a corner shop in Gorton, Manchester.

But it enraged the other boy, 16, who was shopping in the same store and thought his South East Asian ethnicity was being mocked.

After claiming Jordan bumped into him as he spun round, the 16-year old attacker, who was with his girlfriend, tried to stop the victim and ordered him to apologise – but the pair became involved in a tussle.

As they struggled near the doorway, Jordan fell back and hit his head on metal shutters outside the shop before his head hit the concrete floor below.

The attacker then kicked him in the legs before returned to his shopping.

College student Jordan got to his feet and walked home not realising he had suffered a serious head injury in the bust up.

He was found lifeless in bed at 9am the following morning when his mother Kim tried to raise him for breakfast.

Tests showed he had suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.

At Manchester Crown Court on Friday, the killer, now 17, was jailed for eight months.

The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had earlier admitted manslaughter after his not guilty plea to murder was accepted.

The tragedy occurred at around 7.30pm on Friday October 10 when Jordan who attended Manchester College and described as ‘polite, very bubbly, happy-go-lucky type of lad’ was with two friends.

They went into the N.A Grocer shop on an errand but inside he began doing the Gangnam style dance and within 17 seconds there was a ‘flashpoint’ between him and the other teenager.

Discussing the tragedy at NA Grocers, Mr Hall said CCTV in the shop captured Jordan ‘dancing’ in the shop before an argument took place.

Weeping was audible from a public gallery packed full of Jordan’s family and friends throughout prosecutor Rob Hall’s opening address.

He said: ‘In a relatively short period of time, the defendant is in the queue at the checkout, Jordan is waiting around while others are in the check out queue and while he is waiting he proceeds to dance.

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A teenager was murdered by a Chinaman in the UK for dancing Gangnam Style at a corner shop.  He thought the dance was racist.

Though I do believe people dancing Gangnam Style deserve to get a swift backhand slap, they should not be murdered.

I also don’t understand how it is “racist” – was the boy not showing reverence for Asian culture by doing this traditional Korean dance?

Daily Mail:

Jordan Brennan started doing the dance move made popular by South Korean artist Psy while visiting a corner shop with friends.

But his actions angered a 16-year-old boy in the store who thought his Chinese ethnicity was being mocked.

A struggle broke out between the teenagers when the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, demanded Jordan, 17, apologise after he bumped into him.

As they tussled near the doorway, Jordan fell back and hit his head on metal shutters outside the shop in Gorton, Manchester, before his head hit the concrete floor below.

The attacker then kicked him in the legs before returned to his shopping.

Jordan got to his feet and walked home not realising he had suffered a fatal head injury.

He was found lifeless in bed the following morning when his mother Kim tried to raise him for breakfast.

Tests showed he had suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain during the incident on October 10 last year.

The killer admitted manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court today after his not guilty plea to murder was accepted.

Jordan started to dance after entering the corner shop in ‘high spirits’, the court heard, and within 17 seconds there was a ‘flashpoint’ between the two teenagers.

The dance was popularised when the music video to Gangnam Style went viral in 2012. In it, South Korean pop star Psy repeats a ‘horse-riding move’ as part of the dance routine.

Prosecutor Rob Hall said: ‘On one view that is Jordan being in high spirits and exuberant and dancing to a popular current song, and on another view, and the view held by the defendant, is that the performance was a racist slur against him because of his appearance and ethnicity.

‘The Crown would simply say the evidence is inconsistent as to the motivation of Jordan at the time. We understand why the defendant reached the conclusion that he did.’

Mr Hall made clear that it was never a case where the attacker had any intention to kill, however he may have intended to cause serious harm.

The boy accepts challenging Jordan and kicking him while he lay on the ground, it was said.

He maintains he didn’t have any idea that Jordan’s injury would be serious until he saw media coverage and realised he was the subject of a manhunt and then turned himself in.

Yes, they understand the Chinaman’s motivations.  How hurt his feelings must have been, seeing a boy doing a dance.

In a proper society, the boy would have been taught how to fight and been able to handle the situation.  Though in a proper society, there wouldn’t be a bunch of aliens roaming around ready to attack him for doing a dance.