Mars, my view is that the mention of the death of a magistrate was important because the judge included it in the letter. I understand that legal minds are always ensuring that relevant information is available. Had it been irrelevant. He would not have included it.
in all fairness, the judge did not make a comment on whether or not he deemed it to be a threat. So, it is left to us reading the letter to draw conclusions. Nandlall drew his own conclusions, right or wrong in the context of the totality of the incident.