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A burglar is wanted by police after leaping from a dock and escaping court. Lewis Guess had been warned when he appeared at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday that jail awaited him. But as Judge Simon Taylor KC began to pass sentence, the 26-year-old complained of feeling ill as he sat in the dock. Guess then asked for a drink of water and, having distracted the dock officer, swiftly jumped over the dock and bolted for the courtroom door. The alarm was quickly raised but he was able to flee the building. During the melee, Guess, who had been on bail ahead of the hearing and was last known to be …

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