On upward trajectory

Barrister Eleanor Myers, for Swindells, said her client had been a man of good character prior to this incident, although he had committed further offences in a brief spell afterwards because he had been going through a “difficult time” after breaking up with his partner.

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During that period he had begun using substances and was “spending time with the wrong crowd”. But he had since been working hard to get his life back on track and was back with his partner and their child.