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An elderly man pushed his Parkinson’s suffering wife to the floor and kicked her in the face. John Carr had been drinking when he lost his temper with his partner Ruth during an argument at their Coxheath home in April. The couple, who have been married for 50 years, have now been separated by social services after a neighbour heard their row and contacted the police. When officers arrived at the property in Pembroke Road, Mrs Carr told them her husband had pushed her over and kicked her on the chin as she lay on the floor. Carr was later charged with assault in relation to the April 20 incide…

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