Conspiracy of Silence--How Scot Young's Fatal Fall in London Exposed an International Web of Unexplained Deaths by Gordon Bowers

Author:Gordon Bowers [Gordon Bowers]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781784186340
Publisher: John Blake Publishing
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

BEHIND BARS

Mr Justice Moor showed no interest in Project Moscow. He was simply fed up with Scot Young’s procrastination.

Clearly irritated, the judge noted the next day: ‘You have answered “I don’t know,” or “I don’t remember,” or, “You will have to ask someone else” to every question.’

He had heard enough and handed down his judgement on both Young’s non-disclosure and his failure to comply with the maintenance order – both of which constituted contempt of court.

‘I consider both the contempts are serious,’ he said. ‘They are so serious that a fine – which would be useless as I am satisfied you would not pay – cannot be justified.’

The sentence of six months stood. He banged his gavel and Scot Young was led from the courtroom in handcuffs by a stony-face guard. He was on his way to Belmarsh, a category A prison, usually the home of murderers and terrorists.

‘This is a sad day for British justice,’ Young said as he left. ‘I can’t believe I’m locked up with murderers, drug dealers and rapists over a matrimonial matter.’

Prison sentences in divorce cases were rare.

With a knowing twinkle in his eye, he added: ‘This makes no sense. All this means is I’ll do my time and expunge the contempt order.’

He shot at glassy stare at his wife, then gathered up his Louis Vuitton overnight bag. He gave Noelle Reno one last kiss before he was led away.

‘It’s not a great day, is it?’ she said. ‘I didn’t expect six months. We were expecting him to be sent down, but it is still very upsetting for me.’

In fact, they had only considered the possibility that he might be sent to prison the previous night. Called in the early evening by journalist from the Daily Mail, Young had said there was ‘no way I will go to jail’.

He was so sure that he wouldn’t be imprisoned that he added airily: ‘I think the judge is angry, but I think he’ll just give me a slap on the wrist.’

But as the night drew on, his attitude changed.

‘We began to think it might happen last night,’ said Ms Reno. ‘When he came home from court he was quite confident, but at about four in the morning he began making arrangements.’

In the morning, he was still relatively confident.

‘I have been inundated with calls from well-wishers,’ he told a waiting journalist. ‘I’ve also been talking to my lawyers. I’m bloody exhausted. But I just hope justice will prevail.’

But when he was summoned to hear the judge’s verdict, his nerve cracked. Just before he strode through the door of Court 41, he whispered: ‘I have a bad feeling about this. I think he is going to send me down.’

This time he was right – and Michelle Young was delighted. Finally, her application to commit had been granted.

‘What other choice did I have with someone who is in contempt of court – who is trying to leave me and our two daughters destitute?’ she told reporters. Indeed, she was disappointed that he had not been jailed two years earlier.

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