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VIOLENT David Brown, who was convicted of assault and engaging in coercive behaviour against his ex-partner, will not have his appeal hearing until the end of the year. Mr Brown (28), of Owletts Close, Shepway, strangled his victim on the sofa until she passed out. She suffered eye and neck injuries. At a trial in March, the court heard Brown had coerced his ex- partner for years, shortly after the birth of his first son. It was also alleged Brown took his victim’s memory box to her stillborn child and burnt it. Brown was acquitted of criminal damage. His hearing is due at Maidstone Crown Court on December 21.


Drugs arrest A WOMAN from Maidstone has


been arrested on drug supply alle- gations. Patrol officers stopped and searched a car in Cumberland Av- enue, Shepway, at around 8.15pm on Wednesday, September 30. They found


substances sus-


pected to be cocaine and cannabis and the driver was arrested. A mo- bile phone was also seized.


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Robbery bid attacker is jailed for four years


A MAIDSTONE man who fol- lowed and attacked a lone woman has been jailed for four years. Christopher Hatcher (36), of Tonbridge Road, pounced on his victim as she was walking home after a night out in the town cen- tre.


The victim was passing through


Bower Place at around 11.45pm on March 29 last year, when Hatcher grabbed her from behind and placed his hands over her mouth. During a struggle, the woman struck Hatcher in the groin, caus- ing him to lose his balance and dragging them both to the ground.


Hatcher, who had breached li- cence conditions of a previous prison sentence, then ran from the scene, but was identified and ar- rested just hours later. A jumper he had been wearing


was seized and sent for forensic examination. This later detected


admitted a charge of attempted robbery and was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on Wednes- day, September 23. Hatcher will have to serve two


thirds of the sentence before he can be considered for parole. He will then be subject to an extended li- cence period of three years. Detective Constable Ellen Cox,


of the West Kent Vulnerability In- vestigation Team, said: “This was a premeditated incident in which Hatcher identified a lone and vul- nerable woman and then targeted her in a secluded area.


the victim’s DNA in saliva, recov- ered on both cuffs. Hatcher admitted following the victim, but denied any sexual mo- tive and claimed his intention was to steal her phone so he could sell it to buy alcohol. At Maidstone Crown Court, he


“She had no idea anyone had been following her, and it must have been a truly terrifying expe- rience.


“Thankfully, the victim reacted quickly and instinctively, which was enough to scare her attacker away. She has shown tremendous courage and her detailed descrip- tion of Hatcher enabled us to swiftly identity and arrest him.”


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