A jury was told to leave court to read Facebook messages written in 'street' lingo after a barrister got the giggles repeating them aloud.

Judge Mark Bury asked defence barrister John Thackray to read out the messages between the 28-year-old defendant, who was accused of unlawful wounding, sexual assualt and criminal damage, and his alleged victim. Judge Bury warned the jury at Hull Crown Court, "We could do with a teenager at this point, but we haven't got one, we've only got Mr Thackray. He'll try to do his best".

    Some gangstas. Word.

Unfortunately the barrister's best was not bangin', or indeed sick, enough. Thackray managed to make it through a fairly mild message from the alleged victim, "Sent me message today through my mate, a bloke in jail, she was on visit today". But he burst into laughter trying to read the reply, "I know dat", and was then unable to stop bennin like a chief. Judge Bury, who was also bennin a little, suggested to the jury "perhaps it's better if you retire to read them because this could get quite embarrassing".

Judge Bury also tackled the messages in his summing up, and did rather better than counsel, managing "I'm catted up. Ruthless. I'm going to stab the life out of him". He also humblebragged, "It pains me to say it, but I know what 'LMFAO' means".

The jury found the defendant guilty of criminal damage and not guilty of wounding or assault, leaving Judge Bray free to throw gang signs at the ushers, get mad deep in the club and give air to that tourist Thackray.
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