Court commotion over community work

PAULA HULBURT

A defendant appearing in court found himself thrown in custody after refusing to get in the dock and then slouching over it.

to Filipo.

“You’re making it a circus,” Fliipo told the judge who immediately told court security to remove him from the room and put him in custody.

Jacqui says when she got older, she carefully put Basil Brush in a bag to protect him from the passage of time. Losing him meant she lost a tangible connection to her grandmother; one she is delighted to have back.

‘He’s definitely not spending any more time in a bag now, he’s out on display. He’s just perfect.

“I have a 7-month-old grandson now and one day, he’ll inherit Basil, a link through the generations.”