Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A booze and drug-fuelled lorry driver who carried out an 'appalling' attack on Metrolink staff has been jailed.
David Whittaker, 33, bit, punched, throttled and shouted homophobic abuse at three TravelSafe officers in St Peter's Square in Manchester city centre, a court heard.
The incident on the evening of 5 June was sparked by the staff telling Whittaker, of Chapel Lane, Stretford, not to smoke on the platform. READ MORE:Woman annoyed after neighbours 'climb over wall' to use her garden while she works Steve Woodman, prosecuting, said: "Mr Whittaker started making his way off the platform but then returned towards the staff brandishing a glass bottle. "Two
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