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A 25-year-old man named Sebastian Clark-Darby has been sentenced to jail after sending a death threat to Flora Williamson, a councillor involved in the decision to shut down fabric. Williamson was the chair of Islington Council's licensing committee.According to reports from the Evening Standard, Clark-Darby emailed Williamson hours after the hearing decision was made on September 23. In the email, titled "Closure of Fabric," Clark-Darby reportedly wrote, "Please note you have received official death threat."In a victim statement, Williamson said, "After this email, I am much more worried I am not safe and concerned this will affect the way I carry out duties as a councillor." Prosecutor Patricia Deighan read it to the Blackfriars Crown Court."Councillors, other elected representatives and employees of public bodies carry out their public duties for the public good," said sentencing Judge Daniel Worsley QC. "The courts will not tolerate threats to them. Any such threats or interference with their proper judgment undermine the whole system of democracy."Clark-Darby will serve eight months in jail. He was sentenced to four months for sending the threat and four months for breaching a suspended sentence for a previous conviction for three counts of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and one count of supplying drugs.A November date has been set for the appeal hearing over the closure of fabric from the Islington Council.