Press Release
30th November 2006
A West Country Judge may face arrest after threatening to shoot a Fathers 4 Justice protestor dressed as Father Christmas, who scaled the roof of his home on Tuesday morning.
Fathers 4 Justice say that the protestor, Jolly Stanesby, 35, from Ivybridge, Devon will descend from the roof at approximately 3.30pm today once press and supporters are allowed up to the property by Police.
A spokesperson for the group said that Stanesby Œfeared for his life¹ when Judge Tyzack aimed the weapon at Stanesby when he was on the roof. Stanesby will press charges and his legal team will press for the arrest and questioning of the Judge on the following grounds:
*Under Section 16 of the Firearms Act 1968, that possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life or injure property is an indictable offence that carries a maximum life sentence.
*Under Section 16a of the Firearms Act 1968, that possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence is an indictable offence that carries a maximum tariff of 10 years.
Stanesby will also question whether the Judge has a current licence for the weapon and whether that licence should be revoked.
The spokesman said, ³That there are glaring inconsistencies in the public statements issued by the Judge, his wife and the Judicial Communications Office.
Even if the Police accepted at face value the statement that the Judge may exited the property with the intent to dispatch a injured bird, once it became clear it was Mr Stanesby who is 6ft tall and dressed in a bright red Father Christmas outfit, why was it necessary for the judge to load one chamber, cock and aim the gun it at him causing him to be in fear of his life.
Why did Mr Tyzack¹s wife describe him as brave if all he was doing was dealing with a small, injured bird? What sort of bird did Mr Tyzack think he as dispatching?²
ENDS
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