Judge Peter Murphy would not accept a plea from the 21-year-old defendant because he said he could not be sure that the person in the dock was who she claimed to be.
The woman, from Hackney in East London, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had refused to remove her niqab, claiming it was against her religious beliefs to allow any male other than her husband to see her face.
Judge Murphy said while respecting her religious beliefs the interests of justice had to remain paramount. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more
