Birmingham law student handed suspended sentence after 'monumental mistake' with knife

Zakariya Tayyab was caught carrying a knife after being stopped and searched by police in Common Lane, Birmingham, and told by magistrates to 'get your education and get a job'

Nation.Cymru staff A former police officer who subjected his then-partner to a “prolonged, persistent assault” has been given a suspended prison sentence. Thomas Coppack, who has since resigned from North Wales Police, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, at Caernarfon Crown Court on Thursday.