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Drunk teacher drove into post


A SECONDARY school teacher collided with a lamppost after downing a bottle of wine, a court heard. NicolaCotter (46) crashedinto the


post just aftermidnight onApril 24 in her silver Peugeot on Royal Engi- neers Road on herway to buy ciga- rettes. Officers arrived at the scene and


found Cotter (pictured) standing next to the car with a head injury claiming“I thought someonewasup my ****.” Prosecuting, Debbie Jones told


Maidstone Magistrates Court: “An ambulancewasnearbyandtookher toPemburyHospitalwithaheadin- jury.Abreathtestat thepolicestation indicatedshehad82mgof alcohol in her breath.” The legal limit is 35mg. The court heard Cotter had three


glassesofwineathomebeforehead- ing out to buy cigarettes. Defending, Jag Takk said: “Miss


Cotter is a science secondary school teacher but is unable towork at the moment. She is supported by her partner.Shesuffers fromanxietyand depression. Miss Cotter describes herself as a binge drinker and smoker.Onthenightof thecrashshe


hadan undying needfor a cigarette. Itwasonthewaybackfromtheshop she collidedwiththe lamppost.” Cotter sobbed in the dock as the


court heard her mother is dying of cancerandtherewasnotmuchcom- municationbetweenthe two. Chairman of the bench, Gary


Knightsaid:“We’veheardtodaythat by drinking you caused both dam- age to the lamppost and suffered a headinjury.Weknowyouhavevar- ious issues in your personal life and suffer fromdepression.” Cotter, of Saxon Drive, pleaded


guiltyandwasgivena £265 fine and wasdisqualifiedfromdriving for 18 months.


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Theft case pair in court


AMAIDSTONEmanandwomanare accusedof stealingmeatandEaster eggsworth £80. ShainaMarston(26)andDamian


Parsonage (32) stole fromTesco Ex- press in Loose Road onApril 17. Prosecuting, Debbie Jones said:


“MissMarston is currently on a sus- pended sentence.” Defending, John Roberts said: “It


appearsMissMarston is under the influence of something today in court, there are some concerns


about her vulnerability. She is cur- rently on anti-psychoticmedication. “She has a history of drug and al-


cohol abuse.” ProbationofficerMatthewMorish


told Maidstone Magistrates Court that on November 2, Marston’s community order was revoked and, aftermore shoplifting offences, she was given a suspended sentence. Chairman of the bench, Gary


Knight adjourned the case atMaid- stoneMagistrates Court.


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