P Claudia Webbe has been discovered responsible of harassing a feminine buddy of her associate.
Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom heard the 56-year-old made a string of threatening calls to 59-year-old Michelle Merritt between September 1 2018 and April 26 final 12 months as a result of she was jealous of her friendship together with her boyfriend, Lester Thomas.
The MP threatened to ship bare footage of the lady to her household as a result of she was jealous , Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom heard through the trial.
Webbe, was additionally accused of calling 59-year-old Michelle Merritt “a slag” and threatening her with acid throughout a marketing campaign of harassment between September 1 2018 and April 26 final 12 months.
Following the decision, Ms Webbe, who sits within the Commons as an unbiased MP for Leicester East after being suspended by the Labour Occasion, mentioned she was “deeply shocked” on the end result of the trial.
She mentioned: “I’m harmless and can enchantment this verdict. As I mentioned in court docket and repeat now, I’ve by no means threatened violence nor have I ever harassed anybody.”
Her lawyer, Raj Chada, head of prison defence at social justice legislation agency Hodge Jones & Allen added: “We will likely be interesting this unjust verdict. The recording of the decision Ms Webbe made has been taken out of context. We’re certain that Ms Webbe will likely be vindicated at an enchantment.”
Convicting Webbe, Chief Justice of the Peace Paul Goldspring mentioned: “I don’t discover the defendant to be cogent, compelling and truthful in all points of her proof.
“A number of the issues she mentioned I consider had been made up on the spur of the second.”
He added: “In brief, I discover Ms Webbe to be imprecise, incoherent and at occasions illogical… and finally I discover her to be untruthful.”
Mr Goldspring adjourned sentencing to November 4 and launched Webbe on unconditional bail however warned her she might face jail.
“Threatening to throw acid at anyone and to ship intimate pictures to relations crosses the custody threshold,” he mentioned.