Suspended sentence for Newton Aycliffe sex offender
Darran Hole initially denied charges arising from the alleged incidents, dating from September, 2018. But, on the day of his scheduled trial, at Durham Crown Court, on March 10, Hole, 54, of Greathead Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, changed his pleas to guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one each of unlawful wounding and assault by beating. The sentencing hearing heard he has only two past convictions, none since 1986. Vince Ward, prosecuting, said in the latter confrontation, Hole pushed the victim, causing a displaced wrist fracture, then punched her partner, who fell over a smal...
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