Daily Express

Preacher who called Queen a terrorist will pay for rants

- By Michael Knowles

A STREET preacher who branded the Queen a “terrorist” was yesterday found guilty of abusing a Muslim woman for wearing tight jeans.

Krissoni Henderson called Noor Alneaimi a “slut” and threatened to blow up her house during a foulmouthe­d tirade.

The 31-year-old also claimed Ms Alneaimi would “burn in hell” for wearing skinny jeans.

Magistrate­s found him guilty of using religiousl­y aggravated threatenin­g words and behaviour after the incident in Birmingham city centre in July.

The victim told an earlier hearing: “He started calling females on the street prostitute­s, predominan­tly white women, calling them sluts. One woman started crying and ran off.

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“He directed the conversati­on to me and started saying you are a ‘Kafir’ [a non-believer].

“He said, ‘You shall burn in hell, look at your jeans they are so tight. You will burn in hell for wearing such clothes’.”

“I said, ‘I am going to report you to the authoritie­s’ and he said, ‘They can’t do nothing. I am going to come down your house and blow up you and your house’.”

Ms Alneaimi called the police after she was left “frightened, terrified and terrorised”.

Shocking video footage played to the court showed Henderson shouting, “The Queen is a terrorist” as he was led away from his home by officers the next day. Henderson, who admitted being a former burglar, was also heard ranting: “Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. We’re not going to take this any more.

“You love crime. Without crime you don’t have a job. So come and criminalis­e me. You have no Jesus, I’m not scared of you. You are trying to belittle me. Satanists. You disgusting beasts. Filthy beasts. You treat us like crap in your country. You treat us like animals in your country.”

As police tried to calm him down, Henderson punched his door, shouting: “You treat us like terrorists, you are the terrorists.”

Henderson denied the charges, even suggesting he had been “seduced” by the victim after she “stood up for herself”.

Prosecutor Simon Brownsey said: “You lost control, you were enraged. You called this lady a non-believer, saying she was going to hell but before she got there you were going to blow her up.”

Interrupti­ng magistrate­s as he was found guilty, Henderson, who said he followed both Christiani­ty and Islam, said: “How am I supposed to turn my life around if you keep dragging me down? It’s due to colour, isn’t it?”

Henderson kissed his hands and then raised his fists to the ceiling, adding: “We all know what’s going on here. We will all go to our graves.”

Henderson later today. will be sentenced

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Picture: PETER CORNS Preacher Krissoni Henderson gesticulat­es outside court yesterday, above, after arriving with wife Danielle and child
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