A drug dealing addict who vowed to turn his life around "to get my son back" was today spared jail.
Joshua Edge has been addicted to Class A drugs for a decade. During that time, the dad has been locked up for brutal domestic violence and slashing a girlfriend's pet dog.
But this morning the 29-year-old convinced a judge he was determined to get off heroin. And given the choice of prison or strict community-based orders, he opted for the latter.