Friday, July 07, 2006

Judge withdraws jail term for tearful prisoner

A judge, impressed by the "fear, regret and remorse" he saw in a man he had just jailed for six months, yesterday called the prisoner back into the dock and suspended his sentence for two years.

Daniel Hardman, 21, broke down in tears at Liverpool crown court when he learned of the time he would have to serve after admitting recklessly throwing a glass in a pub.

He was led down to the cells but then Judge Denis Clark ordered him to be brought back. "I am prepared to reconsider my original sentence," he said. "The court is not in the business of destroying people."

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