Mike Amesbury, the suspended Labour MP representing Runcorn and Helsby, was sentenced to 10 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting Paul Fellows. This incident occurred in Cheshire, where video footage showed Amesbury punching Fellows, including while he was on the ground. At Chester Magistrates' Court, Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram described the attack as a consequence of 'anger and loss of emotional control,' ruling that Amesbury's actions necessitated immediate jail time, despite his previously unblemished public service record.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram stated that the incident reflected a severe loss of emotional control and described Amesbury's continued attack on the victim as more culpable.
Magistrate Ikram emphasized the need for a custodial sentence as both a punishment and a deterrent, noting that unprovoked drunken behavior warrants serious consequences.
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