Former Mayor of Burnley Shah Hussain appears in court charged with using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour

Coun. Shah Hussain, who represents Daneshouse with Stoneyholme as an independent, pleaded not guilty to the charge at Preston Magistrates’ Court.

Hussain has been bailed to a future date.

A former Labour councillor, Hussain served as the Mayor of Burnley for the 2024/2025 municipal year, and was the first Bangladesh-born mayor of the borough.