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Refugee in judge hit case

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A REFUGEE has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a judge who was sentencing him for previous offences.

Khairi Saadallah denied common assault of District Judge Sophie Toms at Westminste­r Magistrate­s’ Court yesterday.

The alleged incident happened at Reading Magistrate­s’ Court earlier this year, where the Libyan refugee was being sentenced for two previous conviction­s. Saadallah, of Readin who appeared in a black tracksuit, was remanded in custody.

He will go on trial at Westminste­r Magistrate­s’ Court on October 11.

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