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Hell’sAngel jailed for aack on a rival biker


A VIOLENT Hell’s Angel who punched and kicked a man in Maidstone town centre last year has been jailed for 12weeks. DavidWyeth (53),who insisted


MaidstoneMagistrates Court call him ‘Doctor Wyeth’, fractured a rival bike group member’s verte- brae during a daylight attack in Mill Street. A magistrate described Wyeth


as “cowardly” for attacking his victim with an accomplice min- utes after fellow bikers had chain whipped the same man from a rival group. Prosecuting,


with his ill mother in a “dilapi- dated” home, but often travels to England to staywith his father. Wyeth’s defence solicitor told


the court the defendant’s mother is due to have abdomen surgery and hewants to be in France to be there for her. He has no other source of income. The court was shown CCTV


footage of an earlier attack min- utes before the defendant arrived at the scenewith an accomplice. Chairman of the bench, Mike


James Nichols


said: “OnMay 7, 2018, a member of the Vikings Bike Group was riding through the town centre when two men, believed to be Hell’s Angels, attacked him and knocked himoff his bike. “According to CCTV footage,


the defendant pinned theman up against thewall and continued to kick and punch him. They then


started pulling at his jacket in an attempt to rip it off.” The victim was taken to hospi-


talwith a fractured vertebrate. The court was told jobless Wyeth habitually lives in France


Bean said: “This was a pretty dreadful thing to do. There’s no doubt your cowardly actions have caused some serious injuries and we can see just by looking at your record that you are not averse to using violence. “You should be ashamed of


yourself.” Wyeth ofWoodberryDrive, Sit-


tingbourne, pleaded guilty to af- fray andwas sentenced to 84 days in prison and a £320 fine.


News Water action


A WATER company was prepar- ing to produce up to an extra 100 million litres of drinking water a day as temperatures rose again. South East Water was working


across Kent to produce the extra water, the equivalent of 1.25 mil- lion flushes of the toilet. The amount of water available


in reservoirs and groundwater stores is considered good for this time of year, but as the hot sum- mer continues demand for water rises. Lee Dance, head of water re-


sources for South EastWater said: “Being water savvy in the sun- shine helps ease pressure on the company’s extensive network.”


Body found


AMANin his 30s has been found dead in aMaidstone flat. Police arrived at a block of flats


in Westree Court at 5.30am on July 24. His death is not being treated as suspicious and next of kin are aware. A Kent Police spokesman said:


“His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will now be prepared for the coroner.”


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