Driver blacked out before crashing into pub smoking area A MAN who has admitted causing a musician s death by careless driving may have blacked out in the moments leading up to the crash, a court heard. Bandile Xozumti, 41, was behind the wheel of his Nissan Qashqai when it left the road and struck the smoking area of the Spinnaker pub, in Hythe Quay, Colchester. Stuart McClung, 36, a popular and talented musician, was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others received serious injuries. Appearing at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday, Xozumti, of Waterside Lane, Colchester, admitted causing death by careless driving.
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Jailed - Martin Hooper A FATHER and daughter have been left “living on edge” after a gang of men burgled their home twice while they were away on holiday. Drug user Martin Hooper, 51, was one of four men who made off with a £8,500 haul of goods from the family home in Church Road, Clacton. The burglary was captured on CCTV cameras, following which Hooper was identified by police officers. Hooper, from nearby Carnarvon Road initially denied any involvement in the raid, which happened in July 2019. Robert Meikle, prosecuting, told Chelmsford Crown Court that Hooper was clearly identified in the images and subsequently admitted to the burglary at a hearing in January.
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