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Sara Nichol

Drunk Benwell dad punched ex and assaulted her mother after refusing to leave her home

An drunk dad punched his ex-girlfriend in the face and assaulted her mother after he refused to leave her Newcastle home.

Campbell Forster had repeatedly been asked to go by his former partner but flew into a rage and became verbally aggressive. The 32-year-old's behaviour frightened the women so much that she rang her mum, who soon turned up at the address to help, a court was told.

However, Forster refused to calm down or leave the premises, forcing the older woman to try and ring the police. But, in a fit of booze-fuelled rage, Forster had other ideas and "slapped" the mobile from her hands.

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