Juror jailed for Christmas after phoning in sick and halting trial... so he could go and watch musical CHICAGO

A juror who claimed he was ill during a court case so he could go watch a West End musical with his mother will spend Christmas behind bars.  


Matthew Banks, 19, went to see a production of Chicago in London at 5pm on Friday when he should have been in a Manchester court for the fifth day of a trial. 

But before the curtain went up on the show, court officials discovered his deception and sent police looking for him. 


The Manchester University language student returned to court on Monday when he was sentenced to 14 days at Forest Bank Young Offenders' Institution after admitting contempt of court.      More