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| Black judge wins race abuse case | |
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| A courier from London has been convicted of racially-abusing a black female judge. | |
| Lee Death, 27, spurted out a torrent of abuse at Recorder of the Crown Court Constance Briscoe after stepping out in front of her car. | |
| Ms Briscoe, a best-selling author, chased him by car and then led police to a nearby pub where he was arrested. | |
| Death, of Sydenham, south-east London, was ordered to do 100 hours' unpaid work and pay £100 damages plus costs. | Death, of Sydenham, south-east London, was ordered to do 100 hours' unpaid work and pay £100 damages plus costs. |
| Best-selling book | Best-selling book |
| Ms Briscoe, a practicing Barrister who sits as a judge for up to eight weeks a year, was driving past a pub in Whitefriars Street on 23 December 2005 when Death obstructed her. | |
| After hurling the abuse, Death tried to run off, but the judge pursued him, preventing him from getting away in a taxi. | After hurling the abuse, Death tried to run off, but the judge pursued him, preventing him from getting away in a taxi. |
| The 49-year-old followed him to The Alibi pub in Shoe Lane and alerted police, the City of London Magistrates Court heard. | The 49-year-old followed him to The Alibi pub in Shoe Lane and alerted police, the City of London Magistrates Court heard. |
| Ms Briscoe, who lives in Clapham, south London, has been a barrister since 1983 and a part-time judge since 1996. | Ms Briscoe, who lives in Clapham, south London, has been a barrister since 1983 and a part-time judge since 1996. |
| She recently published Ugly, a best-selling account of her abusive childhood as one of six children of Jamaican parents who settled in the UK in the 1950s. | She recently published Ugly, a best-selling account of her abusive childhood as one of six children of Jamaican parents who settled in the UK in the 1950s. |
| Death, who works as a legal messenger, had denied the charges and plans to appeal against the conviction. | Death, who works as a legal messenger, had denied the charges and plans to appeal against the conviction. |