An unemployed woman who hurled antisemitic abuse at diners at a kosher restaurant in London and threw their plates and food on the ground has received a suspended sentence of 25 weeks in prison.
Footage showed Mary Clarke, 32, attacking diners at the central London eatery last July.
Ms Clarke who was apparently drunk at the time, yelled that the diners were “killing babies” and screamed “free Palestine” at them as she threw their food from the table.
She pleaded guilty to two counts of racially aggravated harassment and one count of racially aggravated criminal damage, and she has now also pleaded guilty to one count of racially aggravated common assault.
Ms Clarke “resides alone with her four year old son” and is in receipt of benefits but is “actively seeking work”, according to her lawyer. The judge acknowledged her apparent remorse and said that she deserves a custodial sentence, but suspended it because of her son.
She was sentenced to 25 weeks in prison, suspended for twelve months during which period she will be supervised by probation. She was also ordered to follow an alcohol abstinence programme and she will be fitted with a tag to monitor her alcohol consumption. She was also ordered to pay £100 compensation to each of the victims of assault and £43.50 to the cafe to cover the cost of the items she damaged.
Another mere slap on the wrist.
