At the age of just 27 he was working alongside the British Ambassador in Italy advising the British Consul and representatives of the British community in Italy about their rights post Brexit. The alleged attacks took place over the last six months at three London hospitals, the Homerton Hospital in Hackney, the Royal Free in Hampstead and Mile End Hospital in Tower Hamlets. In the end youre coming from a culture where whatever you can do for your children you do. On 4/28/2020 at 7:43 AM, hetrodoxly said: DIANE Abbott's son chased her with scissors and bit a cop in one of nine vicious attacks on emergency workers. Looks at higher rates of schizophrenia in black Afro Caribbean males and potential reasons. 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. The next day he set upon another policeman. But his addiction and mental health issues ended his career. A member of the Labour Party, she served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Home Secretary from 2016 to 2020. He has a long record of mental health problems, going back to childhood. Miss Abbott made headlines when she decided to send him to the 10,000-a year City of London School in 2003 after criticising colleagues for choosing private schools.She was not in court yesterday. Were fighting a war with our hands tied behind our backs, voluntarily. Details of the shocking case can be revealed for the first time after Abbott-Thompson pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. District Judge Jane McIvor granted him bail ahead of a further hearing at Wood Green Crown Court next month. After all, Abbott-Thompson has had to live with the tragedy of fatherlessness, an affliction that has befallen on far too many Britons of West Indian heritage. But were not the Left. 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However this doesnt really explain the charges to Mr Abbott, as others have pointed out if it was linked to schizophrenia of other mental illness it wouldnt be in the public interest to bring charges and also . On November 29 Abbott-Thompson turned up unannounced at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and asked to see a welfare officer. Neil Sears for the Daily Mail As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail, Diane Abbott leads calls for government to scrap 'toxic, counter-productive' Prevent counter-terrorism programme, Diane Abbott hits out at Met Police over arrest at gunpoint of 12-year-old boy after officers mistook his toy pistol for real firearm, 'We're not your enemies!' I'm fashionably late, baby! The laddies having problems rather than being one perhaps. 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Diane Abbott's diplomat son threatened her with scissors and attacked nine emergency workers when hooked on the drug crystal meth. Indeed, it may hardly have been a conspiracy at all perhaps it was just a case of The Left doing what comes naturally. Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. And on November 7, he racially abused a nurse, assaulted her and smashed her glasses. I didnt go. As though non-Caribbean mothers dont face the same problems in inner-city schools and wouldnt fight to the death for their sons. I cant even recall who came to clear up his belongings and Im pretty certain that I didnt meet his family. They dont charge lightly, and there would have been pressure not to in this case. In a statement on Tuesday, Scotland Yard said: A man has been charged with assault following an incident at around 2.45pm Friday Nov 29 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in King Charles Street, Westminster. Having Diane Abbott as your mother may be considered a mitigating factor in a simple case, but carries less weight with offences at three hospitals and the FCO itself. But when stat-ioned in the British embassy in Rome, he is said to have become hooked on highly addictive stimulant crystal meth. The diplomat has now pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period, Daily Mail reports. 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. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It's better to have a little sugar than any sweetener at all, says Gut Health Guru Dr Megan Rossi. 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. Janelle Mone leads the worst-dressed list at the 2023 Met Gala in BIZARRE nearly-naked frock Boots and booty! Below psychosis there is then a hierarchy of conditions all the way down to undiagnosed, non-specific personality disorder, with things like Aspys, depression and PTSD (thats quite a biggie, actually) along the way. Distraction tactics. We may probably never know why James Abbott-Thompson didnt say no to the Meth, but because he did not, hes ruined his life and the lives of those who care for him. Theres undoubtedly a racial dimension to crime, Mr Car. in 1992, before divorcing in 1993, @ dearieme and Jim You want some of this? Another doctor was doused with a bowl of hot custard and later a canteen tray was used to hit a female therapist. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Assault-definitive-guideline-Web.pdf, Apparently Essay Mills Must Be Made Illegal, Why Oxfam Can Go Boil Their Heads Over Vaccine Patents, The real point about climate change is how cheap the solution is, The excellent Tim Worstall- The Register, Tim Worstall is a darn good economist- Don Boudreaux, Tim Worstall, you pendant- Polly Toynbee, .more sensible than most right wing nutjob bloggersBob Piper. I am wrestling with the concept of racially motivated criminal damage. I found out a former work colleague (from a business with less than 10 employees, so we were reasonably close) had been sectioned. So a fairly typical afro-caribbean family history. Whats the most likely outcome of that? BiG? The final attack was on December 23 when he hit a therapist in a hospital canteen with a tray. I have personal experience of this the brother of a good friend has been sectioned multiple times after behaving erratically in public and/or breaking the law, he has never been charged with anything he did, which includes once driving while under the influence of drink and drugs the wrong way up a dual carriageway (fortunately no one was injured). I wouldnt have to make the same choice today. . The Left loves going after peoples families, just as they love a demo. ', She told the BBC's Andrew Neil: 'West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.'. Im glad she stood for the leadership. Mild symptoms (grandiosity, visions, impetuous aggression) may even have helped prehistoric young males to get laid. Police were called to her home in East London on July 26 last year to find Abbott-Thompson naked except for a dressing gown making wild claims of being raped by someone at the Home Office, and yelling at officers: Stop raping me.. By The court was told that most of the incidents relate to a time when Mr Abbott-Thompson was being treated for mental health issues. The terrified Labour MP begged police for help as James Abbott-Thompson, 28,. Ms Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington, was widely criticised for her decision to send her son to the fee paying City of London. 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. He then went on a drug-induced rampage, attacking nine police officers, doctors, nurses and security guards at various hospitals. He went on: The officers had information that he had had crystal meth delivered to the home address and police officers later found items consistent with crystal meth in Mr Abbotts room. He was assessed as suffering from a drug-induced psychosis and sectioned. The last assault on a hospital worker is said to have taken place just two days before Christmas. Why also did Diane Abbott try and suppress this story? What gets me about this case is that Abbott-Thompson had been given every advantage in life that could have been given to him. James Adam Abbott-Thompson, 28, was charged on Sunday Dec 1 with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency services worker. DA Yes, but they didnt understand me. The allegations made by his mother were not part of the case as she did not pursue charges. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. Ms Abbott was approached for comments when reports of the incident began circulating on the internet. It was something I did which people who dont like me go on and on about. were the schizophrenics you were involved in already heavy users of cannabis?. Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/, Islamic Girls School asks girls about menstruating habits if they fail to attend prayers, Trial hears how teachers in Telford failed to protect Grooming Gang victim. BR Theres also your cosying-up to Michael Portillo on the BBC couch? And he went on to carry out eight further attacks beating up two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and four police officers. , updated Then have children. But when told they were not present, he flew into a rage with workers who called the police when he refused to leave. Abbott-Thompson punched and spat in the face of one officer and tried to hit a second, biting his left thumb. 13 April 2012. By Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail, Published: 22:03 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 22 April 2020. Diane Julie Abbott (born 27 September 1953) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. 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. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. At an earlier hearing he pleaded guilty to 12 assaults, racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. James Abbott-Thompson may not have started out as a violent thug, but some flaw within his character from who knows where, sent him along the path to consume Meth and sadly for him hes forever going to be known in the future as that nutcase who bit police officers. Abbott-Thompson, whose Left-wing mother came under fierce criticism for sending her only child to the private City of London School, joined the Foreign Office in 2014. Ah, yes an elderly black woman crying on the telly. James Abbott-Thompson had a choice. I passed the cases to qualified hands; I wouldnt have expected them to break patient confidentiality to tell me any more. Get a job. Keep up to date with all of David & UNs work by linking up with us on our Social Media Channels by Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/. 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. and And the doubling of her majority at the last election proves the people in Hackney, those who matter most to her, know that. I quote loosely from memory. He went on in October to expose himself at Homerton Hospital. But he went on to carry out a terrifying series of attacks in various London hospitals, beating up a two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and five police officers. The Telegraph has now sensationally said that Abbott got lawyers involved to try and suppress this story: Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, on Tuesday night tried to prevent The Telegraphfrom publishing details of a court hearing at which her son was accused of assaulting a police officer. A 6 month rampage and only now is there action? The youngest developed schizophrenia around the age of 20 and it was put down to delayed affects of the malaria hed had when he was about 8. Unity News Network (UNN) is a News and Grassroots Information Centre established in April 2018. the general election in a little over a weeks time. A wise and ancient Chinaman said Man who catch fly with chopstick, accomplish anything., Diane . He also sank his teeth into a police officer before battering two nurses, a doctor, a therapist and four more cops as they desperately tried to detain him under the Mental Health Act in a "drug-induced psychosis". Ms Abbott told the two men succinctly why she was leaving the future Labour leader: "It's hard to have a relationship with someone who doesn't come home for two weeks." Mr Corbyn reportedly. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. The alleged offences took place between July 26 and December 23 last year with the majority occurring on NHS premises in London. DA Yes, I did say that. 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. I was a single-mother when I made that decision (she was married to her sons father, architect Richard Thompson, between 1991-93). Yes. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 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. Cest de la trs bonne dialectique conomique. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Serena Williams is pregnant AGAIN! Doesnt mean you have to be a bow-tied pushover, just means you need to pick battles that you can win, with winning being defined by demoralising the baddies and making the goodies have their tails up. Interestingly, until now, its the one thing thats got me the most positive response from black women locally. And I struggle with the thought that, while her public school-educated son is off to a top university, few, if any, of those black Hackney boys he left behind, will join him. Diane Abbott's son admits assaulting two police officers The son of the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott has admitted spitting at one police officer and biting another after being refused entry to a government building in central London last November. Also for haranguing Finnish/Nordic NHS nurses for being too white and refusing their care. BR But why did you make that choice at all? (theres a five second silence as she stares upwards). Anyone on here has a handle on the causes of schizophrenia? Diane Abbott, in full Diane Julie Abbott, (born September 27, 1953, London, England), British politician who was the first woman of African descent elected (1987) to the House of Commons. The next day, he erupted against another policeman and on November 29, the thug assaulted two officers outside the Foreign Office. Abbott-Thompson pleaded guilty in a remote hearing tocarrying out 12 assaults as well as racially aggravated criminal damage, making threats and exposing himself. Has the troubled young man had a positive male role model during his formative years? Abbott-Thompson went on to attack another police officer and attempt to escape from an ambulance. There was something odd about how he lost his fast-track FO job at the embassy in Rome heard rumours about it but nothing definite. 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. When do we reach that point in the war with the Left? There but for the Grace of etc. Once a black boy is lost to the world of gangs its very hard to get them back and I was genuinely very fearful of what could happen. But recent trends to later fatherhood would tend to remove the S gene. Olivia Wilde suffers red carpet embarrassment after showing up to the Met Gala in the SAME 'If that happens I'm done, I'm stopping!' Its a small but perfectly-formed example of how constrained we are as we fight them for our civilisations survival. Thanks, an interesting read and obviously an under researched area and it looks like a combination of factors and would make uncomfortable reading in some quarters, especially the link to family separation: CONCLUSION Its noticeable that his LinkedIn page, updated in 2019, shows no signs of madness. The grey area between being criminally responsible and being a total nutter is very large indeed.. George Gross, defending, said Abbott-Thompson could be suffering from a personality disorder or psychotic illness possibly caused by drug addiction in an earlier hearing. Abbott's parents, originally from Jamaica, immigrated to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. BR Im guessing those black women couldnt afford to do what you did yet youre saying they shook your hand? But that probably goes without saying, doesnt it?. I dont really have a theory, clearly hes going a bit mental, and that may be associated with drug use (although I have no evidence at all of that, its just speculation). Hah! Ms Abbott spoke about her son during a TV interview when she was running for the Labour leadership in 2010. 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. How he came to be hired by the F.O. Now that shes put herself forward to lead the Labour Party I had the chance to ask her in her Westminster office. Thats the answer to your question as far as decent folk are concerned but the Left in the media dont share our moral scruples, theyre just trading on them to spare one of their leaders and let the story die. Solicitors sent a legal letter shortly after. Diane . Yet you sent your son to public school. 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 also hurled a stone from a flower pot at a member of the public in reception. 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. Yesterday Judge Aaronberg QC told him: You were a model citizen, you had a good education, a good degree and good employment. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Get married. I note from the story (The Mail! Of course, had a son of say Jacob Rees-Mogg behaved like this it would have been all over the papers and Beeb for months. I thought that biting a rozzer during the closed season was also on the charge sheet. I put it down to the weirdness of his parents, but then Im not qualified. He could have told those who were offering him Meth at the start of his Meth downfall that he was not interested and ingest something else instead. Youve got to be really bad to get sectioned these days. Again, in my experience, if 1) is passed, then 2) is a shoe-in. In my experience neither the rozzers nor the CPS are, past a certain point of criminality, interested in making nice and humane and on this occasion, I do not criticise them for that (theres plenty else we can stick the boot into the bastards for). I didnt have anyone to discuss it with. +1 beat me to it on drugs bet hes a dope-head (and/or smack, crack) and his progressive mother approved, You may not be interested in Identity Politics, but Identity Politics is interested in you. Perhaps he identifies Jeremy Corbyn as his dad this could cause a lot of mental anxiety and trauma. 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. Judge Aaronberg QC made an interim hospital order while psychiatric reports are prepared. Required fields are marked *. DA They say Im disloyal to Labour but I voted for everything in the manifesto. 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. People on the left thought were not surprised that Blair and Harman did it but we dont understand why Diane Abbott did it because shes one of us? Hes then given a hospital order which, among criminal lawyers, is usually considered to be the worst of all fates. Even more dreadful was to witness the pain and bewilderment of their poor bloody parents. But he left his post in the summer and according to an online CV had recently been based in Dublin working as a consultant. Did he think he was invincible or had his charmed life as a Cambridge scholar and a diplomat made him arrogant? But obviously people from other cultures didnt see it that way at all. 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. 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. Diane Abbott's son was in court yesterday after being charged with a string of violent offences including allegedly beating up police, emergency workers and doctors as well as exposing. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. While you are correct in the largest sense you are tactically wrong. At just 27, he was posted to the British Embassy in Rome as first secretary for exiting the EU, advising Britons in Italy on their post-Brexit rights. And still that question of the charges persists. If the lad has had a breakdown, how long before someone in The Guardian suggests that its a result of living in our horribly racist society? If you became leader how could you take Labours total belief in state education to the country knowing youve done something with your own son that you called indefensible? 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. James Abbott-Thompson, pictured, pleaded guilty to 16 offences including spitting and exposure over a six-month period. The most recent reading of which was Sakis (as HH Munro given the way theyve run the alphabet) contributions of which that was one. You need to resist the temptation of taking illicit drugs in the future., The comments below have not been moderated, By So in this case, given the person was already involved with the mental health system I find it very unlikely that the police did not have him assessed by mental health professionals prior to be charged. James Abbott-Thompson was high on a cocktail of drugs when he started threatening his mother with violence.

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