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John Cassidy

EXPLAINED: East belfast man who threated to cut judge s throat jailed - The Real Truth

An East Belfast man who threatened to slit a judge’s throat was today (Thursday) jailed for eight months.

Scott McCormick, 35, of Bloomfield Street, had previously pleaded guilty to a single count of making a threat to kill Her Honour Judge Fiona Bagnall.

Belfast Crown Court heard that at 8 am on August 25, 2022, a security guard at Laganside Court Complex in Oxford Street noticed a male cycling towards the doors of the building.

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