Marine jailed for attack

Wednesday 27 May 1998 00:02 BST

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A VETERAN Royal Marine who carried out a road rage attack on another motorist after a Remembrance Day service was jailed for 28 days yesterday.

Michael Bellinger, a 38-year-old recruit troop sergeant, is to appeal against the sentence imposed by magistrates in Exeter, Devon.

The court heard that Bellinger jabbed a metal steering lock through the open window of another motorist's car after they stopped at a roundabout in November last year. Bellinger, of previous good character, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

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