Van driver who used hand sanitiser to set himself ablaze in court jailed

A VAN driver who set himself ablaze in court with sanitiser had warned staff: “I will set fire to the eyes of the judges.”

Kamil Kalwarski, 38, poured the hand cleaner over his arm and ignited it with a cigarette lighter.

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He then ran towards the judge, knocking over court clerk Wendy Brown.

Kalwarski had acted in a “misguided protest” against a restraining order imposed to protect his estranged wife.

Prosecutor Paul Abrahams told Teesside crown court the nearby magistrates court had received the email warning.

Judge Timothy Capstick said: “This was obviously a frightening experience.”

Dad-of-two Kalwarski, of Middlesbrough, who said he had been “treated unfairly”, was yesterday jailed for 18 months.

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