Barclays Manager Accused of Beating Man With Bat In Libor Rigging Case

A disabled man accused in the Libor rigging scandal while working at Barclays Plc has a tough story to tell. He testified in court his boss, whom he credits with teaching him the ropes, beat him with a bat and otherwise humiliated him if mistakes were made on his money markets trade desk.

The mentoring tactics of a bank trading desk where Libor rigging is alleged to have taken place

You must excuse Barclays trading room executive Jonathan Mathew, 35, if he doesn’t immediately respond in a social setting. He is partially deaf in his left ear and was dyslexic as a child.

So when his supervisor at the bank, who operated a division...