LAWYERS are threatening to boycott a court after four of five security staff pinned down a black solicitor and ignored his cries of “I can’t breathe.”

Dele Johnson said he thought for “about 30 seconds that I was in danger” during the incident in the youth court at Stratford magistrates’ court on May 1.

Mr Johnson passed through security and was given a pat-down when he arrived early for his hearing. But after a cigarette break, he refused to remove his shoes for another check and was forcibly removed from the court.