Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. The terrified MP called police begging for help when James Abbott-Thompson began chasing her round her house with the scissors while claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. I hope this guy can rebuild his life but it may be impossible, he might have done too much damage to his brain to be able to do that. (silence) No. Is there any connection between him being the child of a single parent and his downfall? Lawyers acting for the Labour front-bencher wrote to this newspaper after it approached her for comment. Posted April 29, 2020. Some of his attacks caused significant injuries including one on a security guard who had to have six months off work after Abbott-Thompson claimed to be HIV positive. James Abbott-Thompson was remanded in a mental hospital for assessment following a six month binge on Methamphetimine that appears to have completely wrecked Mr Abbott-Thompsons life and his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. I knew one bloke served nearly 30 years that way, and for criminality which, had he been entirely sane, hed have served maybe five years (Im going from memory, and his was an extreme and unusual example). The laddies having problems rather than being one perhaps. Long ago when I was the warden of a Hall of Residence my students reported to me that one of their number, whose dope smoking they had been happy to overlook, had dropped acid and had had to be restrained from trying to fly down a stairwell. There comes a point in total war when its no longer about winning the right way, it becomes about winning, end of. Yesterday it emerged the rising star had been hooked on drugs even before he joined the Foreign Office fast-track scheme in 2014. Thats how racially aggravated charges usually work. Mr Abbott-Thompson, who previously worked at the Foreign Office, was charged with two counts of assaulting an officer as well as a public order offence. What gets me about this case is that Abbott-Thompson had been given every advantage in life that could have been given to him. Not only so she can dilute, as she says, one of the narrowest gene pools in political history, but so I could finally ask why she made me lose all respect for her. Diane Abbott (Diane Julie Abbott) was born on 27 September, 1953 in Paddington, London, United Kingdom, is a British Labour politician. I didnt go. Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced and asked to see a member of staff he knew. (2) While there seemed to be a decent chance that his mother would become Home Secretary he was accorded a disgraceful degree of privilege. He also hurled a stone from a flower pot at a member of the public in reception. But when I heard in 2003 that shed taken her 11-year-old son James out of the state education system and sent him to the 10,000-a-year City of London School, I was gobsmacked by her hypocrisy. Get married. We are engaged in war with the supreme evil of the Left. Cambridge graduate Abbott-Thompson had been tipped for a top job in the Foreign Office but he became hooked on crystal meth while stationed in Rome. Cest de la trs bonne dialectique conomique. He had turned up demanding to see a former colleague but flew into a rage when they asked him to leave - spitting at one cop and biting the thumb of another. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Lead Correspondent | David Clews is the Lead Correspondent for UNN, with over 20 years of political/campaigning experience and a wealth of social media and communication skills David gets to the heart of what is really important to the real people of the UK. In a 2016 Commons debate, which she had requested, she told MPs: All assaults on the police are unacceptable, and we will discuss how to address them. Her son, James Abbott-Thompson, 28, was arrested outside the Foreign Office in Whitehall following the altercation with an emergency worker. In her first detailed comments on the controversy, she told BBC. South Asians have experienced migration, problems with cultural assimilation, and sociodemographic disadvantage, and yet they experience only marginally higher rates of schizophrenia than those of the white British population. I did learn a few generalities it was a common age for the symptoms first to appear, the chances of a permanent cure were about nil, and so forth. Its pretty unlikely that his mother is responsible for (1); its even conceivable that her role in (2) is less disgusting than that of her co-conspirators. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. In an earlier hearing George Gross, defending, said his client could be suffering from a personality disorder or psychotic illness and that drug use has contributed to the problem. Two years before she won the Hackney seat, I took over her desk in Ken Livingstones GLC press office and heard only praise for her talent and principles. BR But you criticised Harriet Harman and Tony Blair for sending their kids to selective schools then you went and sent yours to a fee-paying one? Any other suggestions?. He went on in October to expose himself at Homerton Hospital. After arriving it was officers who found evidence of crystal meth use in Abbott-Thompsons room. The court was told police had been scrambled to Ms Abbott's home in Hackney on July 26 when he began chasing the 66-year-old with scissors. James Abbott-Thompson, 28, faces 11 charges including nine assaults. 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Another explanation could be that the social stigma of mental illness in society, and the black Caribbean community in particular, means theyd rather face criminal charges than admit mental health problems? People on our side arent wired the same way. 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Eh, I dont think theres much political juice in slamming Diane Abbotts lunatic son. I thought that biting a rozzer during the closed season was also on the charge sheet. DA No, no, no. James Abbott, 12, rang a radio phone-in on Tuesday after it emerged his mother was planning to send him to the 10,000 a year City of London School, rather than a comprehensive. I'm fashionably late, baby! He went on to help advise Britons living in Italy about their rights after Brexit. Mr Abbott-Thompson is the only son of Labour's shadow home secretary, and Ghanaian architect Richard Thompson. District Judge Jane McIvor granted him bail ahead of a further hearing at Wood Green Crown Court next month. Its basically an indeterminate sentence. And on November 29 he assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office, where he was employed until leaving that summer to do consultancy work. Abbott-Thompson threw punches and kicks at one mental health nurse after telling her: I will get you. A security guard who tried to protect her was punched and kicked in the head and hand. Hah! In this race Id argue that if anything, with the exception of not having been a New Labour minister Im more qualified. Ms Abbott made Jonathan Aitken, the former Conservative cabinet minister who served a prison sentence for perjury, her son's godfather, after she worked with him at Thames Television in the 1980s. But maybe hes schizophrenic and the symptoms didnt emerge until after he was hired. You cant expect a boy to be vicious till hes been to a good school, @Tom: And it sounds like the poor young guy has severe mental health issues. He was slightly bipolar and OCD (not unusually so for a techie :)) when I knew him, but apparently had a bad breakdown nothing violent, just mad schemes for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers and so forth. James Abbott-Thompson, pictured, pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. Perhaps given his subsequent predilection for nibbling coppers and hospital staff, he may have planted his incisors into Her Majestys Ambassador rather than the Ferrero Rocher. But obviously people from other cultures didnt see it that way at all. DA Exactly. The details of the letter are private and cannot be published. The teenage boy who fatally injured pregnant woman Diane Miller by throwing a piece of concrete at her in a suburban Perth car park has been sentenced to five years in juvenile detention. He may be having problems, but he also is one. Oh man. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Britain's rock solid support for the Royal Family: With Charles' Coronation just four days way, a major poll LORD ASHCROFT: The monarchy has to change, but the King has time and goodwill on his side. They dont charge lightly, and there would have been pressure not to in this case. Questions at tomworstall.com we can answer: Why arent we all talking about Diane Abbotts son? Michael and I dont socialise. A few days later he beat up a doctor at Mile End Hospital, assaulted a female nurse at the Royal Free Hospital and hit out at another man. He also faces one count of exposure on a hospital ward. Perhaps he identifies Jeremy Corbyn as his dad this could cause a lot of mental anxiety and trauma. Ed Sheeran tells NYC court he'll QUIT music if he's found guilty Could a hormone spray reignite your love life? Doesnt she have form for insisting Afro-Caribbean mothers are the best, willing to do more for their kids than white mothers. DianeAbbotts diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Diane Abbott's son has appeared in court charged with a string of offences, including nine assaults and one count of racially aggravated criminal damage. Labour's Diane Abbott was asked to quit the shadow cabinet by Jeremy Corbyn's chief of staff after an interview blunder that hit the headlines. And still that question of the charges persists. BR Yes, but youre compartmentalising: Youve made your decision as a mother but then you have to go back to work and face DA Face who? The former Shadow Home Secretary did not pursue the case against her son, but he was charged in relation to the attacks on emergency workers. He also made a number of threats, wrecked a glass plaque and assaulted a third man. that the fella was in the FO, in Rome. BR Theres also your cosying-up to Michael Portillo on the BBC couch? in 1992, before divorcing in 1993, @ dearieme and Jim 22:59 BST 29 Jul 2020. 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According to a court report from the Daily Mail, James Abbott-Thompson was reported to the police by his mother after he allegedly chased her around her house armed with a pair of scissors whilst claiming that he had a firearm in his dressing gown pocket. Dearieme: were the schizophrenics you were involved in already heavy users of cannabis? News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. View our online Press Pack. I thought the NHS had a zero tolerance policy on staff intimidation and assault or does that only apply to people whose parents arent defenders of the NHS? Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. But I think the immigrants daughter- turned-single mother has had a tougher life than we gave her credit for. DA They say Im disloyal to Labour but I voted for everything in the manifesto. You need to resist the temptation of taking illicit drugs in the future., The comments below have not been moderated, By Anyway, enough of this; I shouldnt have mentioned it. But my feeling is that these things do not come out of the blue the signs will be there from a young age. Id waited a long time to ask Diane Abbott some questions. According to a court report from the Daily Mail, James Abbott-Thompson was reported to the police by his mother after he allegedly chased her around her house armed with a pair of scissors whilst claiming that he had a firearm in his dressing gown pocket. Your email address will not be published. Instead psychosis seems to be the preferred euphemism nowadays. The tennis legend debuts her new baby bump as she and husband Alexis Met Gala 2023 live: Rihanna finally arrives! I realised that the offences that Abbott-Thompson was accused of were very serious but it was only when this case came to court earlier this month that the full details the violent depravity of Abbott-Thompsons actions came out into the light. Mild symptoms (grandiosity, visions, impetuous aggression) may even have helped prehistoric young males to get laid. They had one son together . BiG? Diane Abbott is seen as a trailblazer for representation within parliament She fought racism and opposition from within her own party to become the UK's first black female MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 1987 - a seat she has been returned to at nine elections since with big majorities. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28, threatened her by claiming he had a gun in his dressing gown. Whether that obtains here is another matter. B. ritain's first black woman MP, Diane Abbott, was forced to issue a humiliating apology today after making allegedly racist remarks about white people. The attitude then adopted is that whilst it may be plain that the miscreant is off his rocker, it is for the defence to raise it, whereupon, if there is medical evidence that he is indeed away with the faeries, there is what is known as a trial of issue a somewhat farcical proceeding in which the miscreant or defendant who, by definition cannot instruct his lawyers or challenge the evidence against him, is assessed by the jury as having done or not done the factual thing alleged against him. Mr Maguire said the 999 call about the gun and the scissors, which formed the basis of several officer witness statements, came from Diane Abbott herself. Diane Abbott's diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail In my experience theyve always had to follow the Code for Crown Prosecutors (I think there is now a Code for Private Prosecutors, also), which sets out a two stage test: 1) is there a realistic prospect of conviction, 2) is prosecution in the public interest? A couple who split their time between Manhattan and Colorado were sentenced Tuesday to one month in prison each for conspiring to fix their daughter's college entrance . The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. But when told they were not present, he flew into a rage with workers who called the police when he refused to leave. Because ultimately in their eyes its about doing the right thing for their children. He got a job in one of the Great Offices of State and seemed to be given an overseas posting quite swiftly, something his Cambridge University education would have helped him achieve. He also made a number of threats, wrecked a glass plaque and assaulted a third man. DA Theres always this assumption if youre a black person whos done something, that someone has given you a bye. But Meth is something that even I who has a libertarian view of what people can do with their bodies with regards recreational substances, would keep heavily restricted because of the very swift damage that it does to the individual who takes it. Just follow the success sequence: get the highest level of education that you can.
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