A JUDGE who jailed yobs involved in last month’s far-right riots said he received threats after the sentencing was broadcast.
Andrew Menary KC told an emergency workers event that a decision had been made to accelerate sentencing hearings for a “deterrent effect”.
The Honorary Recorder of Liverpool said: “The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive.
“There have been some twits online who have posted all sorts of daft things about me and some pretty unpleasant threats have been made towards me and the family.
“The odd dodgy package has arrived at the court containing threats towards me.
“But that, I’m afraid, goes with the territory of the job.
“There have also been some quite funny posts online as well.”
The judge added: “I don’t know whether to say this or not but it looks like for at least a weekend I became a gay icon.
“Gavin from Somerset wrote, ‘Who is Judge Menary? What’s his net worth and who is he dating?’.”
He was speaking at a church service in Liverpool dedicated to 999 staff who responded to the riots, one of several events marking Emergency Services Day.
