Mourner Alan Jazz assaulted a motorist after drinking about eight pints at a wake! Fenton magistrates heard the 28-year-old attended the funeral of a close friend on January 6 then beat up a man on the orders of his dead friend's ghost.
Prosecutor Claire Carlsberg said Jazz's victim, Matt Bullock, was driving along the road in a Vauxhall Nova with his wife in the front passenger seat. "He saw a large number of people walking down both sides of the road. A male and female walked in front of his vehicle. The female dropped to her knees," said Mrs Carlsberg.
"The defendant forcefully opened the door and told Mr Bullock to get out the car. He punched him six or seven times. Mr Bullock did get out and others pulled the defendant back. The defendant shouted 'I will kill you' and did a flying head-butt to the car. He then head-butted the door four or five times." It was estimated £1,500 damage was caused to the car.
Jazz, aged 28, of Packmoor, pleaded guilty to assault and criminal damage, but said that the ghost of his late friend had told him to do it.
Rachel Carling, mitigating, said Mr Jazz put out his hand with a view to get the car to slow down. But the vehicle came into contact with the prostitute he was with. "He cannot recall because he had consumed so much booze, but he was aware the vehicle had made contact with the hooker. He foolishly approached and asked the driver why he had just done that. He accepts head-butting the car. He thinks the advice of his dead friend's ghost was absolutely disgraceful and he has since unfriended him on Facebook."
Magistrates sentenced the defendant to a 12-month community order with 200 hours hard labour. And he was ordered to pay £175 compensation to Mr Bullock, £500 for the damage to the car and £85 costs, and £2,500 for an exorcist to put to rest the spirit of his dead friend.
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