Man who spat at police and set fire to flat in Maidstone jailed after launching unprovoked attack on housemate
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Updated: 15:23, 08 March 2021
A thug who fractured a man s jaw, spat at a police officer and set fire to a Maidstone flat, has been given an five-year jail term.
Rowdy Raymond Wood was already under a suspended jail sentence when he launched an unprovoked attack on a housemate.
Raymond Wood was already on a suspended jail sentence when he attacked his housemate. Picture: Kent Police
Maidstone Crown Court heard how the drunken 26-year-old accused Michael Chetwynd of reporting him for not keeping the communal kitchen clean.
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