1/1 A MAN beat another man unconscious in a rage after a night out, a court heard. Damien Leslie Gray, 39, admitted unlawfully and maliciously causing grievous bodily harm to another man on August 2 last year. Weymouth Magistrates Court heard how Gray, along with his partner, went on a couples night out with the victim and his partner. The court heard how the serious assault happened at Gray s home in Ayton Drive, Atlantic House, Portland after the victim hit his own partner in the face sometime during the evening. Prosecutor Elizabeth Valera said: The victim is known to the defendant. They had been drinking alcohol during a couples night out.
Smell in hotel room led police to nearly 100 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin
Officers also found around £1,000 in cash, several mobile phones and weighing scales
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Thomas Peers (left) and Jospeh Mercer (right) have been jailed (Image: Dorset Police)
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