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Man Who Punched and Strangled Female Police Officers at Hotel Jailed

On Thursday, Ipswich Crown Court sentenced Xander Butler, 23, of Willoughby Road, Ipswich, to 16 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation, assault of an emergency worker, and criminal damage at a Capel St Mary hotel.
Police arrived at the Capel hotel on July 29 responding to reports of damage, where Butler rushed at one officer, threw her against a wall and choked her, then punched a second officer who intervened.
Both officers suffered injuries including facial swelling and bruising. One officer wrote, 'I genuinely feared for my life,' after being forced to watch her colleague assaulted while facing the attacker herself.
Superintendent Tom Pearse praised the officers' bravery and resilience, while Sergeant Alasdair Nicol called the incident 'one of the worst assaults on police officers I have seen,' reflecting the extreme violence responders face.
Police and Crime Commissioner Tim Passmore called the behavior 'utterly disgraceful,' while Suffolk Constabulary stated they will continue pursuing offenders to ensure justice for officers facing unacceptable levels of violence.

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Female police officers left ‘fearing for lives’ after attacker tries to strangle them

Two female police officers were left fearing for their lives after being assaulted by a man at a hotel in Suffolk. Police were called to a hotel in Capel St Mary after reports of a man causing damage. Xander Butler, 23, of Willoughby Road, Ipswich, rushed at one of the officers, throwing her into a wall and placing an arm around her neck. He grabbed another officer, who had tried to intervene, from behind and wrapped an arm around her neck befor…

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