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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Jonathan Humphries

Busker claimed judge 'ordered him to be killed' and filmed private family court hearings

A busker well-known for his performances in Liverpool city centre had a lengthy jail sentence extended for secretly filming private family court proceedings.

Elavi Dowie, 53, was known for playing an electric guitar while rapping on Church Street, but also performed all over the country. He made headlines in 2020 when armed police approached him as he performed in Blackpool, after a complaint he was "too loud" and "intimidating people".

He was also prosecuted in 2017 after calling a black PCSO a "house (n word)" in Camden, after she approached him for busking in a restricted area. He was handed a conditional discharge for that offence.

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