A 'family man' went on to perform an act of "short-lived impulsive stupidity" after ordering vodka and bottles of beer to his table on a night out. Martin Bowker, 46, booked a visit to Box Bar near Spinningfields in Manchester to watch the Croatia v Brazil World Cup Quarter Final on December 9 2022. The business owner had pre-ordered more than 20 bottles of lager and a bottle of vodka to his table for the game, heard Manchester Crown Court . In a moment of "impulsive stupidity" after drinking,