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A drink-driver threw a parcel at his ex-partner and hurled a bowl of coleslaw across the room before getting behind the wheel. Ian Batts, 39, of no fixed address, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he was sentenced for a total of four offences. In a previous hearing, he had admitted assault by beating, causing criminal damage, driving above the specified alcohol limit and obstructing a constable in their duty. Prosecutor Amir Khan said that the offences took place on April 29, when an argument broke out at the victim’s home in Wisbech. It was during this argument that Batts…

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