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A man has received a month's jail, suspended for a year, for hitting his daughter with a brush shaft for smoking.A man has received a month's jail, suspended for a year, for hitting his daughter with a brush shaft for smoking.
Londonderry RM Barney McElholme said the man had a right to be concerned at his daughter smoking, but had no right to do what he did. Londonderry Resident Magistrate Barney McElholme said the man had a right to be concerned at his daughter smoking, but had no right to do what he did.
The man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter's identity, appeared at the city's magistrate court.The man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter's identity, appeared at the city's magistrate court.
The RM said children should be taken to cancer wards to see smoking's effects.The RM said children should be taken to cancer wards to see smoking's effects.
The father has the lung disease emphysema and Mr McElhome said that might go some way to explaining his actions.The father has the lung disease emphysema and Mr McElhome said that might go some way to explaining his actions.
The magistrate also criticised actors and actresses who appear smoking on screen.The magistrate also criticised actors and actresses who appear smoking on screen.