Schoolboy Error

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The woman, who can't be identified, said: "I remember crossing the road, then just out of nowhere someone grabbed hold of me and threw me against a wall.

"I was telling him 'please stop' then he punched me in the face. The next thing I remember is being on the other side of the wall."

The victim was left covered in cuts and bruises after the attack.

Palmer was arrested the next day in a bookmakers in Bournemouth where he and his friends were picking up winnings from a bet they had made on a horse called Palmer.

He claimed to police the woman had offered him "one last fling" after he stopped and asked her for directions.

He agreed to what he thought would be a "five second fumble".

He claimed: "I thought it was going to be like a five second fumble and whatever and I would go off into the night. She wasn't saying anything until she went berserk.

"When women become hysterical, it is necessary sometimes to slap them to bring them round." [/b]

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