25 October 2017
[…] The court explained what the word ‘lunge’
meant to Patronas as he had difficulty understanding it, but he denied making
that movement.
Hugh Cauthery, defending Patronas, asked the
magistrates to be cautious as the defendant had difficulty expressing himself
due to a language barrier.
Patronas, who is from Lithuania, did not have
an interpreter.
Chairman of the bench Darren Gilkes said the
magistrates found Patronas guilty of using threatening behaviour against the
police officer.
He said they took into account the issues of
language but added: “We found this so severe that it might attract a custodial
sentence.”
Patronas was released on bail and will appear
in court for sentencing on November 17.
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