HONOLULU - A Hawaii man who painted his face black with a marker for his sentencing hearing has been ordered to serve life in prison. A judge sentenced Mark Char Monday to a mandatory life prison term with possible parole for attempted murder, news organizations reported. Honolulu Circuit Court Judge Todd Eddins also sentenced the 60-year-old to five years in prison for second-degree assault and one year for third-degree assault. Attorney Keith Shigetomi, who withdrew as Char’s defence lawyer after the hearing, said it was Char’s choice to appear with his face and head blackened. “You treating me like a black man, so today I am a black man,” Char told the judge.

Source: thestar July 03, 2019 13:39 UTC