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🚨 NEW: A man who attacked two female police officers at a Suffolk hotel, leaving one fearing for her life, has been jailed for 16 months. • Xander Butler, 23, of Willoughby Road, Ipswich, pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage. • Officers were called to a hotel in Capel St Mary on 29 July after he smashed a window and damaged his room. He rushed one officer, threw her into a wall and put an arm round her neck. He then grabbed the second officer from behind, restricted her breathing and punched her in the face. She said she was struck four or five times. • The first officer broke free and Tasered him when he did not follow instructions. Ipswich Crown Court sentenced him on 1 October. A further strangulation count and another assault on an emergency worker were left on file after he denied them.
The Mercian212,222 views • 24 days ago

🚨NEW: A 15-year-old has been spared jail after he nearly killed shoppers by throwing a heavy sofa from the top floor at Westfield Shopping Centre. He was handed a referral order that includes a three-month curfew and must attend victim awareness intervention. He told officers the incident was "not that deep." His friend claimed that they regularly threw objects off bridges and trains as pranks.
The Mercian291,176 views • 5 months ago

🚨JUST IN: Two men who took part in last year’s protest outside Epping Hotel have been jailed. • Jonathan Glover, 48, of Waltham Abbey, received 30 months after being seen shouting at officers and walking infront of police vehicles, slowing them down. • Charlie Land, 24, of Hatfield, was given 32 months for violent disorder and criminal damage after repeatedly "attacking police cars." • The offences occurred during demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel on 17 July 2025. • The pair were convicted following a 10-day trial earlier this year. The footage that led to their convictions 👇
The Mercian21,751 views • 2 months ago

🚨BREAKING: Chief Superintendent of West Midlands Police says Maccabi Tel Aviv fans are to blame for the ban. He appears to also accuse the Israeli fans of being instigators of the organised pogrom against Israelis in Amsterdam last year. The conviction list from the Amsterdam pogrom says otherwise.
The Mercian29,301 views • 11 months ago
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