Shopkeeper's bravery saw machete-wielding raider leave empty handed, court told
The Judge recognised the victim's "remarkable bravery" in fending off the defendant
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Chief reporter for The Leader, focusing on court and crime stories across Wrexham, Flintshire and wider north Wales area.
Chief reporter for The Leader, focusing on court and crime stories across Wrexham, Flintshire and wider north Wales area.
The Judge recognised the victim's "remarkable bravery" in fending off the defendant
He was made subject to the notification provisions as a sex offender, and a sexual harm prevention order, for life
The defendant drove the wrong way into one-way traffic and was "aggressive" in his manoeuvres
Forensic evidence was taken at the time, but it wasn't until his arrest last year that he was linked to the crimes
The court heard there was "no suggestion of any driving impairment."
She had access to her mum's finances and bank cards
The defendant had been drinking more than usual 'due to a recent bereavement'
He was given the order in February for an offence of affray
The court heard he "snapped" and grabbed her by the neck, then got her daughter in a headlock
Many types of crime are dealt with every day in the courts
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