Prosecutions for Antisemitism
2016 Prosecutions
19th December 2016 - Vandell Brooks, 39
Vandell Brooks, 39, who has a history of racism, pleaded guilty to shouting: “F***ing Jewish c***” at volunteers from Stamford Hill Shomrim who suspected her of involvement in burglaries.
Brooks was fined £200, plus a £30 victim surcharge and £85 in court costs.
15th December 2016 - Philip Anthony Kuegler
Philip Anthony Kuegler entered a branch of Tesco on 15th September 2016 where he assaulted staff and hurled a bottle at a police officer whilst shouting antisemitic abuse. He pleaded guilty to a charge of using religiously aggravated threatening words or behaviour to cause fear of violence and to assaulting a police officer at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court.
Kuegler was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years, despite being a repeat offender. He was also ordered to complete 20 rehabilitation activity days and five hate crime sessions, pay the police officer £300 in compensation and pay a £115 victim surcharge.
8th December 2016 - Joshua Bonehill-Paine
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a neo-Nazi, was convicted by a jury of racially-aggravated harassment under Section 32 (1)(a) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. He was tried over the racially-aggravated harassment of Jewish MP Luciana Berger.
Bonehill-Paine was sentenced to an additional two years in prison until at least April 2018, when he becomes eligible for release on licence. At the time, he was already serving a three year and four month sentence for his efforts to incite antisemitic demonstrations against the “Jewification” of parts of London.
25th November 2016 - Fabian Richardson
Fabian Richardson, a fan of Chelsea Football Club, was convicted for performing 13 Nazi salutes in 15 minutes at a football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in May 2015.
Richardson was banned from football grounds for three years and ordered to pay £365. He was also banned by Chelsea Football Club indefinitely.
17th November 2016 - Herminio Martinez, 86
Herminio Martinez, 86, was convicted for racially aggravated threatening behaviour after launching into an antisemitic tirade on 8th February 2016 following a city planning meeting at which Jewish businessmen were permitted to construct a block of flats.
Martinez was handed a two-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £625 prosecution costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
November 2016 - Mr Bracey
Mr Bracey pleaded guilty to sending a grossly offensive antisemitic message to his neighbour, contrary to section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. He was convicted at North Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court.
Bracey was sentenced to a Community Order for 12 months to include 12 days complying with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
28th October 2016 - Stuart Birnie
Stuart Birnie was convicted of crossing a road to confront a Jewish pedestrian and shouting: “Oi you go f*** yourself, I’m going to kill all the Jews” and “Jews produce too many kids” on 17th December 2015. He was found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court.
Birnie was sentenced to six months in prison.
21st October 2016 - Shehroz Iqbal
Shehroz Iqbal was convicted after making antisemitic death threats on 11th September 2016. Iqbal shouted “I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill all of you Jews — you killed my brothers” at a Jewish motorist.
Iqbal pleaded guilty and was given a suspended sentence of 16 weeks’ imprisonment and 80 hours’ unpaid work.
9th September 2016 - Mark Zahra
Mark Zahra was convicted after shouting “F***ing Jewish scum. Why do you keep calling them [the police], because he’s Muslim?” at volunteers from Stamford Hill Shomrim, a Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol who were in fact assisting a Muslim man following a burglary. He was found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court of racially aggravated intentional harassment alarm or distress under section 4A of the Public Order Act.
Zahra was sentenced to a 12-month Community Order and ordered to comply with a 4-month a curfew.
7th September 2016 - Lee Savage
Lee Savage was convicted of shouting “Shame Hitler didn’t kill all you Jews” and “Heil Hitler” at a Jewish family walking with their children in Haringey on 8th November 2015. He was found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court.
Savage was sentenced to 6 months in prison. He was not ordered to pay a fine, court costs or a victim surcharge.
23rd August 2016 - Kamil Malmon
Kamil Malmon, of Polish origin, wrote “F*** da juda” in pencil on the wall of Pinner Synagogue in June 2016. He was found guilty at Willesden Magistrates Court of racially or religiously aggravated criminal damage.
Malmon was given a 26 week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay costs of £735.
10th August 2016 - James Evans
James Evans sent 17 antisemitic letters to BBC employees. In the letters, Evans referred to Jews as “Yids”, “Zionists” and claimed “Jewish people rule the world.” He was found guilty of breaching a restraining order, banned from entering BBC Hereford and Worcester and making contact with members of staff.
Evans was given a new four year restraining order, ordered to pay a fine of £150, a 12 month community order, pay court costs of £135, and a victim surcharge of £75.
15th July 2016 - A 14-year-old boy
A 14-year-old boy, who could not be named because of his age, was arrested on 31st January 2016 in Stamford Hill after he put lit fireworks into the pockets of Jewish pedestrians as they passed him in the street. He was convicted by Hackney Youth Offender Panel of intentional harassment contrary to section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986.
The boy was sentenced to a one year referral order and ordered to pay £20 compensation.
17th June 2016 - Geoffrey Ingram
Geoffrey Ingram was involved in a minor motoring incident in June 2015 on Regent Street in London where he intimidated the victim, readily identifying him as Jewish because the victim was wearing a kippah, and shouted a series of antisemitic insults and threats. He pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to racially aggravated abuse.
Ingram was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, half on licence, and ordered to pay £250 in costs, £200 compensation and £80 victim surcharge.
14th June 2016 - Wilberth Henry
Wilberth Henry was convicted of antisemitic harassment and threats after shouting “I’ll f***ing beat you up, you f***ing Jewish c***”. Henry failed to attend court, but was convicted in his absence on evidence given by a member of Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol.
Henry was sentenced to three months in prison.
10th March 2016 - Richard Prendiville
Richard Prendiville, a fan of West Ham United Football Club, was convicted under the Crime and Disorder Act of racially aggravated harassment alarm and distress for singing antisemitic football songs on a train.
Prendeville was fined £220 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £23 plus £350 costs.
10th March 2016 - A man named only as R. Peacock
A man named only as R. Peacock, a fan of West Ham United Football Club, was convicted under the Crime and Disorder Act of racially aggravated harassment alarm and distress for singing antisemitic football songs on a train.
Peacock was fined £270 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £27 and £350 costs.
7th March 2016 - David Gregory
David Gregory shouted antisemitic insults in the street in Derby on 14th November 2015 after the terrorist attacks in Paris the previous day. He made numerous antisemitic comments and other remarks about people with dark skin.
Gregory was ordered to perform 150 hours of unpaid work and told to pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
9th February 2016 - Darren Mark Lumb
Darren Mark Lumb launched an antisemitic verbal attack in the street against Jon Trickett, Labour MP for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire, in January 2015. He pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to one count of religiously aggravated harassment and stalking with fear of violence and one count of breaching an anti-social behaviour order.
Lumb was sentenced to a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
21st January 2016 - Rashal Miah
Rashal Miah, an Uber driver, abused the Jewish driver of a school bus full of children who asked him to reverse his car which was travelling the wrong way down a one-way street on 29th September 2014. Miah left his black Mercedes and threatened the Jewish man who was identifiable as Jewish from his clothing. Miah had pleaded “not guilty” to shouting: “Shut the f*** up, you f***ing Jew. I will slit your throat.” He went on to refer to the school van driver as “Yehudi” (Jew) and said: “I’m going to kill all the Jews.” He was found guilty of racially and religiously aggravated harassment.
Miah was sentenced to a six month suspended prison sentence. He was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and attend 15 days of ‘anger management’ training, as well as covering the prosecution costs of £900.
8th January 2016 - Thomas Flynn
Thomas Flynn, yelled abuse, mimicked the sound of hissing gas and made Nazi salutes at Tottenham Hotspur fans during a match at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium on 19th December 2015. He was convicted at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.
Flynn was handed a three-year banning order preventing him from attending games in Britain and requiring him to hand his passport to police before major games abroad. He was also handed a 12-week community order and curfew, banned from going within a mile of St Mary’s Stadium four hours before and after kick-off on matchdays, and ordered to pay £145 in costs.
8th January 2016 - Michael Haydon
Michael Haydon, yelled abuse, mimicked the sound of hissing gas and made Nazi salutes at Tottenham Hotspur fans during a match at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium on 19th December 2015. He was convicted at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.
Haydon was handed a three-year banning order preventing him from attending games in Britain and requiring him to hand his passport to police before major games abroad. He was also handed a 12-week community order and curfew, banned from going within a mile of St Mary’s Stadium four hours before and after kick-off on matchdays, and ordered to pay £145 in costs.