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A man who attempted to bite a police officer is £260 out of pocket after appearing before Lynn magistrates on Thursday. Wesley Schokker, 26, of Parkway, Gaywood, who appeared unrepresented, accepted advice from the court’s legal adviser Ian Dabbs, who explained that even though he had not actually bitten police officer Olivia Evitt, it was still regarded as common assault. As a result, Schokker pleaded guilty to the offence of common assault on an emergency worker. Nicola Lamb, prosecuting told magistrates officers were called to St James Street in Lynn to an altercation and Schokker was point…

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