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jordan.dayA HUSBAND who punched his wife in the face because she disagreed with him over animal rights has appeared before court.Andrew Norton hit his wife of 20 years, Paula Clemp-Norton, in the face after a drink-fuelled afternoon of heated discussions.The 51-year-old made her lip bleed after her beliefs in animal rights became "too out of hand", he told Ely magistrates.Norton, who has since become homeless after she kicked him off the barge they shared, pleaded guilty to assault by beating before the court last Thursday.Yetunde Fawehinmi, prosecuting, said: "This is a domestic incident which happened after the married couple had been talking about animal rights."Both of them had been drinking and Paula went to walk by him."She told him to get out of her way, which is when Mr Norton punched her in the face with a clenched fist.

"The victim went to the floor and later called the police."The incident lasted around 10 minutes from start to finish and in a witness statement she told police that it happened over their differing animal rights beliefs."Magistrates also heard that Norton, now of no fixed abode, was convicted of beating her in 1999 and cautioned for the same offence against her in June 2008.Unrepresented in court, Norton refused to speak to the bench at first.But when asked whether he regretted hitting his wife, he said: "Yes I do."But Paula's animal rights beliefs are very different to mine and on the day in question, they got out of control."We were

on the boat, which is very confined, so it is hard to get the space we need."But presiding magistrate Marisa Johnson said: "Disagreeing with your wife does not give you the excuse to hit her and make her lip bleed."We need to be sure that something like this does not ever happen again."Mrs Johnson adjourned the case for full pre-sentence reports to be prepared.Norton will appear at the same courthouse on July 2.He was released on conditional bail and told not to contact Paula in any way.

 

 

 

 

 

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As usual, the antis are the violent ones. I hope he has to stay in jail and is treated like an abused animal. That would be poetic justice!

 

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Wife punched in face for animal rights opinions

jordan.dayA HUSBAND who punched his wife in the face because she disagreed with him over animal rights has appeared before court.Andrew Norton hit his wife of 20 years, Paula Clemp-Norton, in the face after a drink-fuelled afternoon of heated discussions.The 51-year-old made her lip bleed after her beliefs in animal rights became "too out of hand", he told Ely magistrates.Norton, who has since become homeless after she kicked him off the barge they shared, pleaded guilty to assault by beating before the court last Thursday.Yetunde Fawehinmi, prosecuting, said: "This is a domestic incident which happened after the married couple had been talking about animal rights."Both of them had been drinking and Paula went to walk by him."She told him to get out of her way, which is when Mr Norton punched her in the face with a clenched fist.

"The victim went to the floor and later called the police."The incident lasted around 10 minutes from start to finish and in a witness statement she told police that it happened over their differing animal rights beliefs."Magistrates also heard that Norton, now of no fixed abode, was convicted of beating her in 1999 and cautioned for the same offence against her in June 2008.Unrepresented in court, Norton refused to speak to the bench at first.But when asked whether he regretted hitting his wife, he said: "Yes I do."But Paula's animal rights beliefs are very different to mine and on the day in question, they got out of control."We were

on the boat, which is very confined, so it is hard to get the space we need."But presiding magistrate Marisa Johnson said: "Disagreeing with your wife does not give you the excuse to hit her and make her lip bleed."We need to be sure that something like this does not ever happen again."Mrs Johnson adjourned the case for full pre-sentence reports to be prepared.Norton will appear at the same courthouse on July 2.He was released on conditional bail and told not to contact Paula in any way.

 

 

 

 

 

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A HUSBAND who punched his wife in the face because she disagreed with him over animal rights has appeared before court.Andrew Norton hit his wife of 20 years, Paula Clemp-Norton, in the face after a drink-fuelled afternoon of heated discussions.The 51-year-old made her lip bleed after her beliefs in animal rights became "too out of hand", he told Ely magistrates.Norton, who has since become homeless after she kicked him off the barge they shared, pleaded guilty to assault by beating before the court last Thursday.Yetunde Fawehinmi, prosecuting, said: "This is a domestic incident which happened after the married couple had been talking about animal rights."Both of them had been drinking and Paula went to walk by him."She told him to get out of her way, which is when Mr Norton punched her in the face with a clenched fist.

 

"The victim went to the floor and later called the police."The incident lasted around 10 minutes from start to finish and in a witness statement she told police that it happened over their differing animal rights beliefs."Magistrates also heard that Norton, now of no fixed abode, was convicted of beating her in 1999 and cautioned for the same offence against her in June 2008.Unrepresented in court, Norton refused to speak to the bench at first.But when asked whether he regretted hitting his wife, he said: "Yes I do."But Paula's animal rights beliefs are very different to mine and on the day in question, they got out of control."We were on the boat, which is very confined, so it is hard to get the space we need."But presiding magistrate Marisa Johnson said: "Disagreeing with your wife does not give you the excuse to hit her and make her lip bleed."We need to be sure that something like

this does not ever happen again."Mrs Johnson adjourned the case for full pre-sentence reports to be prepared.Norton will appear at the same courthouse on July 2.He was released on conditional bail and told not to contact Paula in any way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wife punched in face for animal rights opinions

jordan.dayA HUSBAND who punched his wife in the face because she disagreed with him over animal rights has appeared before court.Andrew Norton hit his wife of 20 years, Paula Clemp-Norton, in the face after a drink-fuelled afternoon of heated discussions.The 51-year-old made her lip bleed after her beliefs in animal rights became "too out of hand", he told Ely magistrates.Norton, who has since become homeless after she kicked him off the barge they shared, pleaded guilty to assault by beating before the court last Thursday.Yetunde Fawehinmi, prosecuting, said: "This is a domestic incident which happened after the married couple had been talking about animal rights."Both of them had been drinking and Paula went to walk by him."She told him to get out of her way, which is when Mr Norton punched her in the face with a clenched fist.

"The victim went to the floor and later called the police."The incident lasted around 10 minutes from start to finish and in a witness statement she told police that it happened over their differing animal rights beliefs."Magistrates also heard that Norton, now of no fixed abode, was convicted of beating her in 1999 and cautioned for the same offence against her in June 2008.Unrepresented in court, Norton refused to speak to the bench at first.But when asked whether he regretted hitting his wife, he said: "Yes I do."But Paula's animal rights beliefs are very different to mine and on the day in question, they got out of control."We were

on the boat, which is very confined, so it is hard to get the space we need."But presiding magistrate Marisa Johnson said: "Disagreeing with your wife does not give you the excuse to hit her and make her lip bleed."We need to be sure that something like this does not ever happen again."Mrs Johnson adjourned the case for full pre-sentence reports to be prepared.Norton will appear at the same courthouse on July 2.He was released on conditional bail and told not to contact Paula in any way.

 

 

 

 

 

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