Shafiq Azam, 43, of Leeds Road, Bradford, failed to attend for a stand-down probation report this morning.
He had been committed to the higher court by the city’s magistrates after pleading guilty to being in charge of an Akita called Bolt that was dangerously out of control in Leeds Road on February 26, 2019, and injured a person.
Complete contempt of court, that is. And let's face it, there's a lot to be contemptuous of, isn't there?
Prosecutor Paul Canfield said Azam had failed to turn up at the court. He had previously not attended at the magistrates’ court and a warrant had been issued. Judge Colin Burn issued a new warrant and enquired what had happened to Bolt in the almost four years since the incident.
A police officer present in court told him the dog had been destroyed.
Judge Burn said that ‘with the demise of Bolt,’ and given the age of the case, it might be possible to sentence Azam without a probation report.
*sighs*
Methinks the wrong animal was shot.
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I was going to comment about "ethnic privilege" but then remembered that Whitey Max Coopey is still running around when he should have appeared in court some time ago. . . . .
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"I was going to comment about "ethnic privilege" but then remembered that Whitey Max Coopey is still running around..."
Won't be long before he's in the press again, mark my words!