18 March 2011

Muslim mum convicted of assault loses appeal

A WOMAN convicted of assaulting young children has failed to persuade top judges her trial was unfair because too few Muslims were on the jury.

Ruba Talib, aged 42, of Briarwood, Runcorn, Cheshire, claimed it was wrong for her to go before a jury at Chester Crown Court as there were not enough Muslims in the area and on her panel.

The judge at Chester rejected her complaints, and Talib was convicted of four counts of common assault, one of putting a person in fear of violence by harassment, and one of criminal damage on January 28 this year. [Runcorn and Widnes World] Read more [via The Iconoclast]