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Sophie Corcoran

Leeds man who attacked police with cat litter tray skipped court 'due to cold sore'

A man who threw cat litter boxes at police said he couldn't attend court because he had a cold sore.

Callan Oke, 29, barricaded himself into room at his home in July 2021, after officers had been called for an unrelated matter which was not taken further.

However, Oke, of Nepshaw Lane in Morley, Leeds, was sentenced on Monday for two counts of assaulting an emergency worker after he attacked two officers who were charged with the task of getting into his home.

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