Drunk man banned from booze after ‘launching flapjack at police officer’s genitals’
A violent drunkard has been slapped with a booze ban after hurling a flapjack at a police officer’s privates having already missed his target with a Pot Noodle while in custody.
Kristen Naylor was taken to a police station following an assault on his father, during which he managed to land a punch on a dog. The 29-year-old was brought before a judge at Bolton Crown Court and received a three-month drinking ban.
Prosecutor Katie Lord explained that Naylor’s father John had been staying at his mother’s house after undergoing surgery. Defendant Naylor was also there and left for about an hour, returning in a ‘very drunk’ state.
An argument ensued between the pair. John declared he’d ‘had enough’ and attempted to leave with his two dogs, stating ‘he knew what the defendant was like in drink’, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Naylor pursued John, demanding him to ‘give him his dog back’. He tried to grab one of the leads before pressing his forehead against his dad’s, insisting he ‘give him his dog back’. Naylor then started throwing punches at his father’s head.
John retreated, crossing the street and asking a neighbour to mind the dogs. Naylor then threatened his dad: “If you touch my dog I’ll kill you.” Naylor continued to tail John and began to punch him ‘numerous times’, causing him to tumble. During the attack, which lasted approximately 45 seconds, John begged his son to let him stand up.
Ms Lord stated one of the dogs was ‘caught’ by Naylor during the assault. Officers were summoned and a constable, identified in court solely as PC Shepherd, responded to the scene. Naylor declared: “I could make your life hell.”
Naylor proved ‘obstructive’ while being placed into a van and transported to custody. Once at the station, he was provided with a Pot Noodle and a flapjack. He hurled the instant noodle snack towards the officer but failed to make contact, before launching the flapjack which ‘struck the officer in the genitals, causing what he describes as a sharp and immediate pain’.
“I think he also felt sick,” Judge Kenderik Horne remarked. Naylor’s defence barrister Richard Bridgen chose not to present mitigation for his client following the judge’s indication of the probable sentence.
Naylor received 12 months, suspended for 18 months. He was instructed to complete 100 hours of unpaid work; 10 rehabilitation activity requirement days; a three month alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement; and a six month mental health treatment requirement.
He must also pay £150 in prosecution costs. Naylor, of Lower Nook Meadow, Lowton, Wigan, admitted guilt to assault occasioning actual bodily harm; causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal; and assaulting an emergency worker by beating.
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