LONDON (Reuters) – A British lawmaker on Thursday pleaded guilty to common assault after he punched a passerby who he said had been threatening him after a Friday night out.
Mike Amesbury was suspended from the governing Labour Party after CCTV and video footage showed him throwing a punch at a man in October and repeatedly hitting him after he was knocked to the ground.
After the incident, Amesbury, the member of parliament for Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England, said he felt threatened on the street after an evening out with friends.
He appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, when he pleaded guilty to a single count of common assault.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Catarina Demony)
