Overview
- Linehan is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing Sophia Brooks online between October 11 and 27 last year and of damaging her phone on October 19, charges he denies.
- Kate Harris of the LGB Alliance testified that Brooks photographed attendees in an intimidatory manner and argued the behavior formed part of an organised campaign to disrupt events.
- Video played in court appeared to show Linehan grabbing Brooks’ phone, and he told the court he threw it in the heat of the moment and disputed causing significant damage.
- District Judge Briony Clarke outlined an agreed language protocol on how the complainant would be addressed in court and indicated no verdict would be delivered today.
- Journalist Julie Bindel described Brooks as menacing in encounters she witnessed, while Linehan appeared via video link after reporting travel difficulties.