'Cult' members jailed over coroner kidnap plot

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'Cult' members blameworthy of trying to kidnap Chelmsford coroner

Members of an "anti-establishment cult" person been jailed for up to 7 years for storming a tribunal with handcuffs and trying to kidnap a coroner.

Conspiracy theorist Mark Christopher, 59, tried to unopen down Essex Coroner's Court successful Chelmsford having accused elder coroner Lincoln Brookes of "interfering with the dead" successful April 2023.

Matthew Martin, 47, Sean Harper, 38, and his woman Shiza, 45, were portion of the radical and believed they could overrule the UK judicial system.

All 4 were sentenced astatine Chelmsford Crown Court having been convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to perpetrate mendacious imprisonment.

Christopher, from Forest Gate, eastbound London was besides recovered blameworthy of sending a missive oregon email with intent to origin distress oregon anxiety.

He was jailed for 7 years, portion the different 3 defendants, from South Benfleet successful Essex and Plaistow successful eastbound London, were fixed 30-month sentences.

A composite representation of Matthew Martin, Mark Christopher, Sean Harper and Shiza Harper. Matthew Martin has a shaved caput and is wearing a achromatic jumper. He has his rima unfastened and brows furrowed. Christopher is wearing a muave necktie and waistcoast with a achromatic jacket. He has a shaved caput and grey beard. He is smiling astatine the camera. Sean Harper is wearing a grey sweater. He has abbreviated grey hairsbreadth and is looking astatine the camera without overmuch expression. Shiza Harper has agelong achromatic hairsbreadth and is not smiling. She is wearing an orangish apical with a achromatic overgarment unbuttoned.

Mr Justice Goss said the defendants were portion of an "anti-establishment cult" who relied connected "non-existent powers" to further their aims.

In a connection work to the court, Mr Brookes said helium was "haunted" by the incidental which had near him undergoing trauma therapy.

It was lone "by chance" that a last-minute household substance had delayed his accomplishment astatine the court, successful Seax House successful Chelmsford metropolis centre, connected 20 April 2023.

Mr Brookes was driving to enactment erstwhile his colleague, Michelle Brown, said a radical had entered the tribunal during an inquest proceeding and demanded to talk with him.

"I had to propulsion implicit arsenic I was truthful upset astir the incidental and thought it was unsafe to proceed driving," helium said successful the statement.

"I often person nightmares astir the incidental and them attacking maine astatine my home.

"I tin ne'er consciousness afloat harmless successful my location oregon retired and astir with my wife."

Four "cult" members who stormed a tribunal to effort to abduct a coroner, are sentenced

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