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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
George Lithgow

Magistrate reprimanded for telling defendant ‘sweet dreams’ as he jailed him

The remark put a prison officer at ‘unnecessary risk of injury’, investigators concluded (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

A magistrate who wished a defendant “sweet dreams” as he sent them back to prison has been reprimanded.

Edwin Hastings-Smith JP’s comment triggered a furious reaction, putting a prison officer “at risk of injury”, an investigation by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office heard.

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