Polish national had allegedly warned court staff that he would set himself ablaze
Van driver smuggled lighter and hand sanitiser into Teesside Magistrates Court
Kalwarski set himself ablaze and staggering towards judge covered in flames
But police managed to wrangle him to the floor before he reached the judge
A defendant doused himself in hand sanitiser before setting himself ablaze in front of a shocked judge in a courtroom.
Van driver Kamil Kalwarski, 38, of Middlesbrough, was furious at being hauled to court for breaching a restraining order banning him from contacting his ex-partner.
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The Polish national had allegedly warned court staff that he would set himself ablaze and hand sanitiser was removed from the courtroom for his appearance.
Kamil Kalwarski showing off his injured arm A DISGRUNTLED defendant poured hand santiser over his arm before setting it alight to highlight his sense of injustice after threatening to burn the eyes of judges . Kamil Kalwarski struggled to come to terms with the breakdown of his relationship with the mother of his two children and repeatedly breached a restraining order banning him from contacting her. When he was appearing before Teesside Magistrates Court in July he reacted angrily during the hearing and set himself alight before running headlong towards District Judge Timothy Capstick. Kalwarkski, of Bolckow Road, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, suffered significant damage to his arm and the court heard he never intended to hurt anyone other than himself.