Burnley man given suspended prison sentence after attacking custody officer

A 38-year-old Burnley man was given a suspended jail term after attacking a custody detention officer.

Benjamin Raw, said to have drug issues, also failed to provide a blood test for police, when suspected of having driven. He wasn’t insured.

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Raw was given a suspended sentence

Raw admitted assaulting an emergency worker by beating, not having insurance on Sycamore Avenue, both in Burnley, and failing to provide a specimen of blood at Blackburn, last November 28th. He appeared at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court.

The defendant, of Dickson Street, Burnley, was sent to prison for a total of 12 weeks, suspended for 15 months, with a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement and a 25-day rehabilitation activity requirement

He was ordered to pay £150 compensation and was banned for 30 months.

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