A cyclist arrested
after a road rage row with a motorist claimed he was the victim when
he appeared in court accused of assaulting the driver.
Kieran Hess, 32,
of Limerick Close, Balham was making his first appearance at
Camberwell Green Magistrates Court.
He is charged with
assaulting Ishak Mohammed, by beating, in Lambeth Palace Road on
September 12.
Hess has conceded
he pushed the complainant back into his car, but insists this was to
protect himself from the driver's aggression.
“I acted in
self-defence when I thought he was going to punch me,” he told the
court from the dock. “I was the one that was grabbed and punched.”
The court heard
Mr. Mohammed's vehicle reversed into Hess, who then walked around to
talk to talk to him.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge and will return for a trial on December 5.
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