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Iain Martin, prosecuting, said it was the Crown s case that the act was deliberate and Newman had intentionally sprayed the family with water.
Mr Martin added: We would say that the victims were in the garden having a barbecue on May 28 and the defendant has deliberately sprayed water over their fence and at them. It was an intentional act by the defendant and not a reckless one.
However, Stuart Athey, defending, maintained it was an accident as Newman had been watering his hedge and climbing plants.
Mr Athey said: He s ex-military and was talking to a serving military friend in his garden. He had a hosepipe, which was set at a fine spray, rather than a jet.
North Shields man lands himself in court after spraying neighbours with hosepipe
Former military man Steven Newman sprayed water over a fence and on the family as they were sat having a barbecue
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A man s haphazard hosing landed him in court after he sprayed his neighbours with water.
Northwest TV legend Bob Newman has died December 22, 2020 at 6:52 am
Bob Newman (right) played Gertrude alongside J.P. Patches on KIRO TV in Seattle for decades; he passed away this week after a long illness. (KIRO TV)
Legendary and beloved local TV performer Bob Newman, who played Gertrude and Boris S. Wart and other iconic characters alongside J.P. Patches on KIRO TV for decades, passed away earlier this week. Bob’s family asked KIRO Radio’s resident historian Feliks Banel, who knew and worked with Bob for many years, to help prepare this obituary, which was released by the family late Friday evening.