More jail time for arsonist who threatened judge with bullet in head and spat on prison officer

At one point in the proceedings, Peter Bradshaw punched a perspex screen around the defendant's bench

The court heard the prison officer had to take five days off work and self-isolate after being spat on by the inmate. File photo

A convicted arsonist serving an 11-year sentence has been given an extra eight months in jail for spitting into a prison officer’s face and contempt of court with a threat to shoot a judge.

Peter Bradshaw (58), formerly of Glin Court, Coolock, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to the assault in Mountjoy Prison on July 13, 2020.