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NewsSon punched mum's ex-boyfriend and called him 'Oompa Loompa'The victim had gone to Thomas Hayward's mother's house to pick up his things after their relationship

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A man picking up his belongings from his ex-partner's house was punched in the face by her adult son during a row about how he had treated the woman. The victim pulled up outside the

woman's home in Coalville and was confronted, insulted and attacked by 24-year-old Thomas Hayward.

At Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday (June 2), Hayward, who had pleaded guilty to assault by beating at a previous hearing, appeared for sentencing. Prosecutor Tracy Lovejoy told

the magistrates: "The defendant met him outside and they started to have an argument about how the victim treated the defendant's mother and the defendant hit him to the side of the

face.

"He was shocked. He said he has COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - and that the shock could have affected his condition. The defendant threatened to smash the victim's car

and called him fat and an Oompa Loompa.

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"The defendant was arrested and admitted hitting him."

Representing himself in court, Hayward said: "It was just about the way he was treating my mum. I'm not bothered about speaking to him again - he's in the past."

The magistrates spoke to Hayward about being fitted with an electronic tag that would make sure he was not drinking alcohol - which had been a measure recommended by the Probation Service.

Hayward was told that the tag would lead to him being brought back to court if he drank during the period of the drinking ban.

Landscape gardener Hayward said he did not think he could give up alcohol immediately. But the chair of the bench, David Maguire, told him: "It's not meant to be easy - when we take

someone's driving licence off them it's not meant to be easy for them, either.

"Are you prepared to comply with an alcohol abstinence order?" Hayward said no.

But the magistrates decided to make the order anyway. Mr Maguire said: "Yes, it will be difficult but you are more than capable of doing this and that is what is recommended by the Probation

Service.

"You must submit to monitoring to prove you are complying."

Hayward, of Belvoir Road, Coalville, was given a 12-month community order with 40 days of compulsory alcohol abstinence. He was told he would have an electronic tag fitted and that it would

pick up any alcohol use.

He was also ordered to spend 10 days on Probation Service programmes and pay a £114 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.