Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMalcolm Potier has been sentenced to two years in prison (Facebook)Former Scottish Laird Malcolm Potier, 75, has been sentenced to two years in prison for strangling a woman during a West End musical performance. The incident occurred at the London Coliseum in June 2023 after victim Kirsty O’Donnell was shushed for singing along and remarked that the request was "a bit rude". Potier, who previously served time in Australia for plotting the murder of his ex-partner, grabbed Ms O’Donnell by the neck after telling her "I'll show you what rude is". Judge Dafna Spiro described the attack as a "wholly disproportionate response to a trivial disagreement" and issued a restraining order alongside the jail term. Ms O’Donnell stated she persevered with the prosecution to ensure Potier was held accountable, sending a message against violence towards women and girls. In fullProperty tycoon who throttled theatregoer for singing during Queen musical is jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Theatregoer jailed for throttling woman at West End show
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMalcolm Potier has been sentenced to two years in prison (Facebook)Former Scottish Laird Malcolm Potier, 75, has been sentenced to two years in prison for strangling a woman during a West End musical performance. The incident occurred at the London Coliseum in June 2023 after victim Kirsty O’Donnell was shushed for singing along and remarked that the request was "a bit rude". Potier, who previously served time in Australia for plotting the murder of his ex-partner, grabbed Ms O’Donnell by the neck after telling her "I'll show you what rude is". Judge Dafna Spiro described the attack as a "wholly disproportionate response to a trivial disagreement" and issued a restraining order alongside the jail term. Ms O’Donnell stated she persevered with the prosecution to ensure Potier was held accountable, sending a message against violence towards women and girls. In fullProperty tycoon who throttled theatregoer for singing during Queen musical is jailedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
