This is the touching moment when the family of a scarred Muslim toddler forgave the racist who threatened to bomb their home and kill the youngster.
James Conner, 67, abused Mohammad Asif, his wife Nasima and their two-year-old nephew Mohammad Sudais as they sat in their garden in Glasgow.
He told them to "f*** off back to where you come from" and threatened to "f****** bomb you and your house".
Foul-mouthed Conner also gestured at little Mohammad and threatened to "f****** kill that child" while he was under the influence of alcohol in April.
The tot came to Britain from Pakistan in 2014 for treatment for horrific burns after a gas explosion that killed his mum, dad and brother.
Conner, from Carmyle, Glasgow, pled guilty to racially aggravated harassment intended to cause alarm or distress last month.
At his sentencing at Glasgow Sheriff Court last Thursday, he was ordered to pay £400 compensation to the family.
Just hours later, a remorseful Conner visited the family to apologise for his vile outburst.
And in a touching act of forgiveness, Mohammad shook Conner's hand and accepted his apology.
Speaking at his family home in Glasgow, Mohammad, 50, said: "We forgive him because we don't have anything against him, he was very emotional and very upset by what he had done.
"He was full of regret and ashamed of himself. Had he come to us the day after he did what he did then I would have dropped the police charge.
"As human beings we all make mistakes, the best person has to realise when they've made a mistake and make amends."
He revealed he was initially unhappy with the lenient sentence given to Conner.
Mohammad said: "I was quite upset with the judgement at the time.
"Imagine if I went to someone's house, knocked on their door and threatened them with bombs. I would have ended up doing at least community work.
"I was thinking of appealing the judgement, but when he came round to apologise I dropped it.
The family even invited Conner into their home, offered him coffee and cakes, and discussed what had happened.
Conner told the family he'd got drunk after discussing Islamist terror groups with friends.
He said: "I asked the police at the outset to convey my apologies to the family, but they clearly didn't do that. After I was arrested, I couldn't go to the family.
"I was under an obligation to stay away from them while the case was pending.
"I would have been in breach of bail conditions if I'd gone near them.
"But I took the first opportunity I could to apologise."
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