Barrister jailed for a year for perverting course of justice to win custody battle
12 April 2012
Bruce Hyman was attacked for his 'appalling professional misconduct' as he was jailed for 12 months today
Bruce Hyman, 49. a respected former BBC radio producer, sent a fake legal document to incriminate his opponent during a family hearing, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Representing a woman friend who was fighting to keep custody of her four-year-old child, Hyman sent bogus emails to incriminate her ex-husband.
The prosecution said the conviction was "unprecedented".
Judge Tom Crowther told Hyman, 49, of Downshire Hill, north-west London, he had "no choice" but to jail him for 12 months.
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