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18.06.2024 - 06:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man has walked free from court after a judge heard that sending him to prison would scupper IVF chances for him and his partner.
The couple would be taken off the waiting list for the fertility treatment which would greatly impact them, a court heard today (Monday). Thomas Morley appeared in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court after breaching a suspended jail sentence order by committing more offences.
His barrister, Megan Cox, said that the breach involving driving while disqualified and without insurance, and she explained it had been “a lapse of judgement”.
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As well as explaining the IVF problem, she pointed out that he had been making such good progress on the order that he had been selected to mentor young offenders.
The 32-year-old is keen to do such work and has done a number of probation courses since receiving an eight month suspended jail sentence for possessing cannabis with intent to supply, said Ms Cox.
Judge Charlotte Crangle said Morley had written a letter to the court explaining how disappointed he was with himself at finding himself back in the dock.
She said the latest offences occurred just three months after the order had been imposed but said she “bore in mind the circumstances in which you choose to get behind the wheel.”
As a result of his partner’s chronic fatigue while out driving “you took the foolish decision to take over the driving…..as you know the sensible option would have been to get a taxi."
“I accept it was a spur of the moment decision and short lived driving but you knew you were disqualified and the courts take it very seriously," the judge added.
The judge said as he has been making good progress on
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