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THE MACCABEES: A DECADE AND WE’RE STILL A BIT HIT AND HOPE.............. PAGE 15
KNIFED DURING ROW OVER HAT THIS IS IT! PROF STARS IN HIT SHOW
Student jailed for eight months after stabbing friend JOHN SHAW
THEY are two of the biggest names in TV – and the man in the middle helped start it all. This Is England star Thomas Turgoose, left, and director Shane Meadows, right, flank Liverpool Hope’s Prof Simon Piasecki, who played a version of himself in the show after teaching writer Meadows 25 years ago. Prof Piasecki, who is head of dance, drama and performance studies, said: ‘Apparently, I still dress as if I’m in 1990, since my costume was practically what I wear daily! I have very fond memories of what were literally my first years of teaching, and of Shane too, who always kept us laughing in class.’ He taught the awardwinning director in 1990 at Burton Technical College and was later invited by Meadows to appear in his semi-autobiographical series.
A FRESHER who stabbed his friend in an argument over a hat has been locked up for eight months in a young offender institution. Liverpool John Moores student Symon Berthier argued with fellow first year Michael Ray at a party after Mr Ray threw his hat across the room. The row became so heated that they had to be separated by friends. Science and football student Berthier, 20, then went into the kitchen and returned with a 7in carving knife before stabbing Mr Ray. The victim was taken to hospital where he received treatment for a 3–4cm wound. Speaking at Liverpool Crown Court, Judge Clement Goldstone told Berthier: ‘You had an argument with someone who, until that time, had been your friend. ‘It was a stupid argument, an
Jailed: Symon Berthier argument about a hat being thrown out of a window. Your response was to arm yourself quite deliberately with a carving knife with a 7in blade. ‘It was a lethal weapon and, with that knife, you stabbed your former friend.’ A spokesperson for Liverpool John Moores was unable to confirm whether Berthier had been expelled.
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