During the trial, three psychiatrists testified that Mr Kachkar was in a psychotic state during the snowplough joyride.

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Not only is one of the candidates a former bartender, boxer, prison guard, professional gambler, car-factory worker and snowplough driver.

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Nobody could get in or out until a local farmer turned up with his snowplough, and every fresh fall of snow means the villagers are trapped again.

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