Fathers 4 Justice protester Jolly Stanesby on rooftop of UK familycourt judge David Tyzack’s house

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EXETER A judge armed with a loaded shotgun confronted a Fathers4Justice campaigner dressed as Santa Claus after the man started a protest on the roof of his country house yesterday.

Judge David Tyzack said that he picked up the gun after hearing a noise, thinking that he might need to dispatch an injured bird. Instead, he confronted Jolly Stanesby, a veteran Fathers4Justice campaigner.

Mr Stanesby, 37, said that the judge put his head out of a window and asked what he was doing on his roof. “I told him I was having a protest. I genuinely feared for my life when the judge came out and appeared to aim his gun at me,” he said.

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A judge confronted a Fathers4Justice protester with a loaded shotgun yesterday after the man climbed on to the roof of his home dressed as Father Christmas.

Judge David Tyzack, QC, took the weapon outside because he believed there was an injured bird on his roof and he wanted to put it out of its misery, his spokesman said last night. But when the judge realised the protester, Jolly Stanesby, was the cause of the noise, he returned the gun to its locked cabinet and called the police, the spokesman added.

Police sealed off the area around Judge Tyzack's home in Farringdon, near Exeter, Devon, and brought in specialist rope teams as they prepared to end the protest.

Judge Tyzack spent the rest of the day hearing family cases at Torquay county court and was due to return home last night.

The Judicial Communications Office said the judge and his wife were woken at about 7.15am by what they thought was the noise of a bird trapped on top of their roof. ''Because he thought it was a bird he did get his shotgun and he did load it and took it outside," a spokesman said ''When he got outside and looked on the roof he recognised immediately the man and realised he was a protester. ''He took the gun straight back inside where he secured it and he then called the police to deal with the incident. There is absolutely no question of him pointing the gun towards this man."

The judge's wife Elizabeth, 56, said last night: "We were in bed when we heard a noise of movement on the roof over our bedroom. ''My husband was the brave one. He went outside with his shotgun. ''He was outside for about five minutes before he saw who it was and recognised him from court." She added that Fathers4Justice protesters had previously visited the couple's home. "They have left stickers around the place without us noticing," she said.

Mrs Tyzack, the mother of two grown up children, Anna, a journalist, and William, a barrister, said police had allowed her out of the house to buy milk. She added that she had no idea how the protest would be ended.

The judge said he had been told by the Department of Constitutional Affairs he could not comment in person. "There is plenty I would like to say but I really can't," he said.

The protester was dealt with by the judge in court on Nov 7 when he was refused an application for shared residence with his daughter.

Mr Stanesby, 37, from Plymouth, who tied himself to the chimney stack with a rope, said: "I genuinely feared for my life this morning when the judge came out. ''I turned my back and tried to lie down as low as possible on the roof."

The judge, who hears criminal as well as family cases on the Western Circuit, is a churchwarden at St Petrock's Church in Farringdon and helps administer two local charities.

Mr Stanesby said he planned to spend a week on the roof. A Fathers4Justice spokesman said: "This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together."

Police said an investigation into the judge's appearance with a shotgun would take place if a complaint was made. A spokesman said: "If a complaint is made then we are obliged to investigate. ''But the judge is on his own land and would be allowed to dispatch vermin or injured birds on that land. ''He would not have committed any firearms offences.

The Sun; News; By JOHN COLES; COMMENT ON THIS STORY; November 29, 2006

F4J campaigners from across the country yesterday arrived in the Westcountry to show support for Mr Stanesby, and made a brief protest outside Exeter Crown Court.

The group gave warning that they will target other judges with demonstrations in the coming months.

The actions mark a resurgence of the organisation which disbanded formally in January amid claims of a plot to kidnap the Prime Minister's five-year-old son, Leo Blair. F4J claims the allegations were bogus. Mr Stanesby said: "There are people queuing up to do things. There will definitely be demonstrations in the run-up to Christmas - and disruptions."

He added that F4J was no longer a "membership organisation" because it had suffered from "rogue elements and infiltrators".

He said that protests in future would be more selective than they had been in the past.

He added: "We need to mobilise things in the right way.

"It's a lottery the kind of treatment people get when they go before the family courts.

"We'll also be targeting our protests at various solicitors - locally, but on a national level as well."

This is not the first time Judge Tyzack's house has been targeted by F4J.

In the past a double decker bus complete with megaphones has made its way to the house, and Fathers 4 Justice stickers have been put over the fence and front door.

A police spokesman said: "The scene has been cordoned off while efforts are made to ascertain the man's intentions."

A 40-year-old man from Ottery St Mary was arrested nearby for willfully obstructing the highway and is in custody at Heavitree police station in Exeter.

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BREAKING NEWS: FATHERS 4 JUSTICE CAMPAIGNER WEATHERS RAIN ON ROOF

A Father's 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Santa Claus has spent a second night staging a rooftop protest at a judge's house near Exeter.

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A Father's 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Santa Claus has spent a second night staging a rooftop protest at a judge's house near Exeter. Jolly Stanesby, a veteran of high profile protests, had roped himself to a chimney on Judge David Tyzack's Glebe Lodge home in Farringdon. On Tuesday, police officers spent the day trying to persuade him to come down. He had set up a tent on the roof, was eating food he had taken with him and was listening to a radio. Rain overnight on Tuesday meant he had to build himself a makeshift shelter on the roof.

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A protester in a Father Christmas costume is staging a rooftop protest at the home of a senior Devon judge. And he is threatening to stay up on the roof for a week.

Police are on the scene and a special negotiator has been called in to speak to the man, named by a group calling itself Fathers 4 Justice as Jolly Stanesby.

Mr Stanesby is a high-profile fathers' rights activist. He scaled the Judge Tyzack's roof at Glebe Lodge, Farrington, using a ladder and unfurled a banner that reads Put the Father back into Xmas. He has apparently tied himself to the chimney stack with ropes. Mr Stanesby, 37, from Ivybridge, said he had supplies to last several days and plans to spend a week on the roof. Judge Tyzack sits at Plymouth County Court on Family Cases.

A Fathers 4 Justice spokesman claimed it had targeted the judge because of his record for refusing fathers contact with their children. He said: "This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who deliberately block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together." The spokesman said further protests were planned at the home of former President of the Family Division, Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss at Marsh Green, Exeter and Mrs. Justice Bracewell who owns the Lynch Country Hotel, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset.

Fathers rights rooftop protestor accuses judge of aiming gun

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A judge could face police questioning after claims he aimed a gun at a member of Fathers 4 Justice who was staging a protest on his roof.

Judge David Tyzack was accused of brandishing the weapon at a campaigner who climbed on top of his country residence dressed as Father Christmas.

The campaigner, Jolly Stanesby, claims he was threatened by the judge as he unsuccessfully ordered him off the £1million property.

But although Judge Tyzack admits holding the gun, he insists it was because he believed an "injured bird" had landed on his roof.

And he says that when he realised it was a man, he put his gun away and called the police.

The bizarre stand-off took place early yesterday morning, after the veteran campaigner donned a Santa Claus costume, climbed on to the judge's house and unveiled a banner which read "Put the Father back into Xmas".

The protest deliberately targeted Judge Tyzack, who earlier this month refused Stanesby's court application for greater access to his daughter.

Mr Stanesby, 60, who plans to stay on top of the seven-bedroom house for "several days" said he feared for his life when the judge appeared below the roof armed with a double barrel shotgun.

A spokesman for the judge then blamed the initial denial on a "breakdown in communicaton" and said the judge had been carrying a gun because he thought a wounded bird had landed on their roof.

Peter Farr, spokesman for the Judicial Communications Office, said: "The Judge and his wife were woken at about 7.15 am by what they thought was the noise of a bird trapped on top of the roof of their house.

"Because he thought it was a bird he did get his shotgun and he did load it and took it outside.

"When he got outside and looked on the roof he recognised immediately the man and realised he was a protester.

"He took the gun straight back inside where he secured it and he then called the police to deal with the incident.

"There is absolutely no question of him pointing the gun towards this man."

But a spokesman for Fathers 4 Justice said the group had taken legal advice and were considering pressing charges against the judge for threatening to endanger the protestor's life.

Speaking from the roof in Farringdon, near Exeter, on a mobile pone, Mr Stanesby said: "I genuinely feared for my life this morning when the Judge came out and appeared to aim his gun at me.

"I turned my back and tried to lie down as low as possible on the roof. I am now concerned that the sheer numbers of police indicate that they intend to remove me by force which may result in a serious accident.

"All I want to do is to stage a peaceful protest and come down when I am ready."

Stanesby has been locked in a custody battle since they split in six years ago.

The couple's daughter lives with her mum in Devon and sees her father every other weekend.

Last night the mother described Stanesby's rooftop antics as "totally unnecessary" and said: "He just likes drawing attention to himself.

"He likes being on the news, climbing up cranes or whatever.

"It's totally unnecessary and I don't want my life displayed in this manner."

A Devon and Cornwall spokesman said last night that an investigation into the incident involving Judge Tyzack and Mr Stanesby would be launched if a complaint is made.

The spokesman said: "If a complaint is made then we are obliged to investigate. But the judge is on his own land and would be allowed to despatch vermin or injured birds on that land.

"He would not have committed any firearms offences."

In August 2005 Stanesby was given a 12-month conditional discharge at Newport Crown Court after he joined three campaigners waving a banner from a gantry across the Severn Bridge.

As well as handcuffing himself to the former children's minister Margaret Hodge, he also had to be brought down from a crane in Exeter and a gantry over Tamar Bridge.

If charges are brought against Judge Tyzack after today's incident, it is likely to be compared to the case of Norfolk farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed for murder after opening fire on burglar Fred Barras in August 1999.

The conviction was reduced to manslaughter on appeal and Martin was released in 2003 after a debate about property owners' rights to tackle intruders.

Reader views (6); Add your view

It does seem to be overkill to go to the bother of unlocking a gun cabinet, rushing outside and loading the gun because an injured bird ( with clogs on? ) was supposedly making a noise on your roof! Why would any sane person try and remove an injured bird from a roof with a shotgun which is likely to damage the property than an injured bird? Someone who is highly paid to make fair and balanced decisions on a daily basis through their profession appears to have made an appalling decision in this case.
- Harry, Cheshire

Another waste of time and money. A crime was intentionally committed by a would be martyr for his cause. Either ignore him or lock him up for a good long stretch if he won't be bound over.
- Alexis Dogilewski, London, England

These stupid protests show exactly why the men concerned were thought unsuitable to have custody. The facts are that contact is refused in only a tiny percentage of cases and for very good reasons.
- Dorothy, London, UK

He thought it was an injured bird on the roof? Surely a judge would have heard far better excuses from the dock. Pull the other one!
- Threaded, Roskilde, Denmark

When will the authorities realise they have no right to steal people's children (unless parents have broken the law)? This fight will never end until legislation is changed to prevent anything but shared parenting, except in cases of evidential abuse. Children are routinely taken from good parents for no reason and people won't wake up to the fact that this can and does, happen to anyone, anywhere, whatever/whomever you are.
- E. Robillard, Chelsea, London, UK

Father Christmas camps out – on roof of judge's house

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A FATHERS 4 Justice protester dressed as Father Christmas was last night on the roof of a judge's home.

Police failed to talk down activist Jolly Stanesby, 39, who clambered onto the roof of Judge David Tyzack's Devon home at around 7.30am.

As darkness fell last night, a police spokesman said: "He has set up his tent on the roof.
"He is having a picnic and has got his radio on."

Devon and Cornwall Police have thrown a cordon around the house.

Fathers 4 Justice spokesman Richard Adams said the judge was there as Mr Stanesby went on the roof this morning, setting off all the alarms.

Mr Stanesby, from Ivybridge, Devon, staged the protest following an appearance before the judge earlier this month over contact arrangements with his children.

The activist, who wants a change in family law on access, said he plans to spend a week on the roof of the judge's house near Exeter.

Mr Stanesby, who at one stage was sitting astride the chimney, unfurled a banner that read 'Put the Father back into Xmas'.

Five protesters from the re-launched protest group also staged a peaceful demonstration outside Exeter Crown Court during the day.

A Fathers 4 Justice spokesman said: "Judge Tyzack is one of the UK's worst judicial offenders when it comes to refusing fathers contact with their children.

"This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who deliberately block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together."

Devon and Cornwall police cordoned off the house, and arrested a member of the protest group for obstructing the highway.

Fathers 4 Justice said further protests are planned at the homes of former President of the Family Division Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss at Marsh Green, Exeter, and Mrs Justice Bracewell who owns the Lynch Country Hotel in Behind Berry in Somerset.

"I Fear For My Life" Says Santa On Judge's Roof

F4J Press Release; 28th November 2006, 4.00pm

A protesting Father Christmas who is staging a Fathers 4 Justice protest on the roof of the house of a West Country Judge has said he is concerned about his personal safety after Police indicated they would try and remove him by force this evening.

Veteran activist Jolly Stanesby, aged 37, from Ivybridge, Devon plans to spend a week on the roof of Judge Tyzack who sits at Plymouth County Court on Family Cases.

But Police rope teams are threatening to remove the protestor. Police have now extended the cordon around the Judge¹s house to over a mile and the village of Farringdon has effectively been sealed off to the public and Fathers 4 Justice negotiators have been refused access.

Said Mr Stanesby speaking to F4J at 3.30pm today. “I genuinely feared for my life this morning when the Judge came out and aimed his gun at me. I turned my back and tried to lie down as low as possible on the roof. I am now concerned that the sheer numbers of police indicate that they intend to remove me by force which may result in a serious accident.”

“All I want to do is to stage a peaceful protest and come down when I am ready.”

Judge Tyzack, who has apparently denied aiming a loaded shotgun at the protestor this morning is expected to arrive home at around 6.00pm.

Said an F4J spokesperson, “At approximately 6.00am this morning the first of  a series of protests at Judge¹s houses in the run up to Christmas took place. Jolly Stanesby scaled on the roof of the home of Judge Tyzack. Mr Tyzack came out to see Mr Stanesby, who is known to him, on the roof unfurling a banner.”

“He re-entered the property and came out for a second this time with what is believed to be a double barrelled shotgun. One barrel was loaded with a cartridge and the weapon cocked and aimed at Mr Stanesby putting him in fear of his life.”

“We have been advised that the threat of lethal force is a serious offence and that Mr Stanesby will be asking Police to investigate. In the event that they fail to do so Fathers 4 Justice will consider other legal avenues to pursue this charge. In the event of a conviction the Judge could face a custodial sentence and loss of his firearms licence.”

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A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Father Christmas is on the roof of a judge's home.

Police failed to talk down activist Jolly Stanesby, 39, who clambered onto the roof of Judge David Tyzack's Devon home at around 7.30am. As darkness fell, a police spokesman said: "He has set up his tent on the roof. He is having a picnic and has got his radio on."

Devon and Cornwall Police have thrown a cordon around the house.

Fathers 4 Justice spokesman Richard Adams said the judge was there as Mr Stanesby went on the roof, setting off all the alarms.

Mr Stanesby, from Ivybridge, Devon, staged the protest following an appearance before the judge earlier this month over contact arrangements with his children. The activist, who wants a change in family law on access, said he plans to spend a week on the roof of the judge's house near Exeter.

Mr Stanesby, who at one stage was sitting astride the chimney, unfurled a banner that read 'Put the Father back into Xmas'.

Five protesters from the re-launched protest group also staged a peaceful demonstration outside Exeter Crown Court.

A Fathers 4 Justice spokesman said: "Judge Tyzack is one of the UK's worst judicial offenders when it comes to refusing fathers contact with their children. This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who deliberately block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together."

Devon and Cornwall police cordoned off the house, and arrested a member of the protest group for obstructing the highway.

The protest group said further protests are planned at the homes of former President of the Family Division, Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss at Marsh Green, Exeter, and Mrs Justice Bracewell who owns the Lynch Country Hotel, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset.

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A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Father Christmas is on the roof of a judge's home. Police failed to talk down activist Jolly Stanesby, 39, who clambered onto the roof of Judge David Tyzack's Devon home at around 7.30am. As darkness fell, a police spokesman said: "He has set up his tent on the roof. He is having a picnic and has got his radio on." Devon and Cornwall Police have thrown a cordon around the house.

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A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Father Christmas is on the roof of a judge's home.

Police failed to talk down activist Jolly Stanesby, 39, who clambered onto the roof of Judge David Tyzack's Devon home at around 7.30am. As darkness fell, a police spokesman said: "He has set up his tent on the roof. He is having a picnic and has got his radio on."

Devon and Cornwall Police have thrown a cordon around the house.

Fathers 4 Justice spokesman Richard Adams said the judge was there as Mr Stanesby went on the roof, setting off all the alarms.

Mr Stanesby, from Ivybridge, Devon, staged the protest following an appearance before the judge earlier this month over contact arrangements with his children. The activist, who wants a change in family law on access, said he plans to spend a week on the roof of the judge's house near Exeter.

Mr Stanesby, who at one stage was sitting astride the chimney, unfurled a banner that read 'Put the Father back into Xmas'.

Five protesters from the re-launched protest group also staged a peaceful demonstration outside Exeter Crown Court.

A Fathers 4 Justice spokesman said: "Judge Tyzack is one of the UK's worst judicial offenders when it comes to refusing fathers contact with their children. This protest marks a renewal in a campaign of direct action against judges who deliberately block contact between children and their fathers, especially at a time of year when families should be together."

Devon and Cornwall police cordoned off the house, and arrested a member of the protest group for obstructing the highway.

The protest group said further protests are planned at the homes of former President of the Family Division, Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss at Marsh Green, Exeter, and Mrs Justice Bracewell who owns the Lynch Country Hotel, Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset.

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