Cherie Blair has kept a violent yob out of prison because he is a 'religious man'.The wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair took pity on the defendant while sitting as a judge at Inner London Crown Court yesterday.
Shamso Miah, 25, broke another customer's jaw during the violent 'queue rage' attack after a row erupted about who was next in line.
Miah, a devout Muslim, had just left his local mosque when he became enraged and grabbed victim Mohammed Furcan before punching him, the court heard.
The thug ran outside but Mr Furcan chased after him and demanded to know why he had been struck.
Miah then punched him again, connecting with the right side of his face and causing him to collapse to the ground in East Ham.
His car number plate was reported to the police and, when arrested, he claimed he had acted in self defence in August last year.
However the court heard the bank's CCTV footage showed he was the aggressor.
The unemployed first-time offender, from Redbridge, north-east London, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Yet despite saying violence on our streets 'has to be taken seriously' Mrs Blair, a QC who professionally uses her maiden name Cherie Booth, let him walk free from court.
She told him: 'I am going to suspend this sentence for the period of two years based on the fact you are a religious person and have not been in trouble before.
'You caused a mild fracture to the jaw of a member of the public standing in a queue at Lloyds Bank.
'You are a religious man and you know this is not acceptable behaviour.'
Miah was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.
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