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Michael Buckingham, 29, of Hawthorn
Crescent, Cosham, had travelled to the Kingsmeadow stadium for the
League One fixture on September 9.
He appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates
Court last Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to assaulting matchday
steward Anthony Stewart.
Buckingham was conditionally discharged
for twelve months and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim
surcharge.
The court heard Buckingham was one of
many away fans who encroached onto the pitch and he “ran up and
pushed Mr. Stewart hard with both hands.”
Afterwards the defendant told police:
“He pushed me so I pushed him back.”
The steward told officers: “I did not
feel injured and it dd not effect my role in any way.”
Buckingham penned a written apology to
Mr. Stewart and the court.
He said from the dock: “I really
regret my actions I'm very sorry. It's a one-off, it won't happen
again.”
The magistrate told Buckingham: “As
you say it was a moment of madness.”
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