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The Judge.
Why did an Old Bailey judge free a violent crack addict twice, lend her £17,000 and even buy her a £144,000 house? John Samuels, QC, says he was trying to put his passionate belief in rehabilitation into practice... but she says he crossed a line
To the teenager sitting in the dock, Judge John Samuels QC, squinting at her through his spectacles, was from a different age, if not another planet. But at least he seemed to care.By contrast, Nicolle John's background was troubled, her milieu the capital's low dives and high-rise estates. Living on society's margins, the then 19-year-old frequently stole to fund a crack-cocaine habit and was perpetually dodging abusive boyfriends and police.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9680071/Why-did-Old-Bailey-judge-free-violent-crack-addict-twice.html
To the teenager sitting in the dock, Judge John Samuels QC, squinting at her through his spectacles, was from a different age, if not another planet. But at least he seemed to care.By contrast, Nicolle John's background was troubled, her milieu the capital's low dives and high-rise estates. Living on society's margins, the then 19-year-old frequently stole to fund a crack-cocaine habit and was perpetually dodging abusive boyfriends and police.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9680071/Why-did-Old-Bailey-judge-free-violent-crack-addict-twice.html