Fan sentenced to 14 weeks in prison for punching Aston Villa player during a match Globe_Sports
A fan runs on the pitch and punches Aston Villa's Jack Grealish during a match at St Andrew's, in Birmingham, Britain, on March 10, 2019.A Birmingham supporter was sentenced to 14 weeks in jail Monday after admitting to assaulting Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish during a match between two of English soccer’s biggest rivals.
“Mr. Grealish felt a punch to the right side of his lower jaw and he realized he has been assaulted by a Blues supporter,” prosecutor Jonathan Purser said. “Footage showed him taking a running swing and jumping on the back of Mr. Grealish and throwing that punch. It appears to have caused no physical injuries, fortunately.”Grealish later scored to give Villa a 1-0 victory over Birmingham. The 27-year-old Mitchell entered his guilty plea at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.
“My client doesn’t seek to justify his behaviour at all,” lawyer Vaughn Whistance said. “He has brought shame upon himself and his family ... and the football club he has supported since he was a child.
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