The court was told they had each consumed a bottle of vodka A MAN who assaulted a police officer claimed he had drunk three or four bottles of vodka.
Blackburn magistrates heard that in a telephone interview probation officer Peter Slater had said to Qadeer Ali Zafar that kind of alcohol consumption could kill him. “His response was that he is a big man and can take that kind of drinking,” said Mr Slater. “He doesn’t think he has a drink problem.” Ali, 25, of Pine Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker. He was made subject to a community order for 12 months with 20 days rehabilitation activity requirement and 100 hours unpaid work. He was also made subject to an Alcohol Abstinence Programme for three months which will be monitored by an ankle band. Ali was ordered to pay £50 compensation to the police officer, £85 costs and £95 costs.