Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged over ‘assault’ of 45-year-old man

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with battle aft a video appeared to amusement him ‘punching’ 1 of his constituents successful Cheshire.

The 55-year-old, who has been the MP for Runcorn and Helsby since 2017, mislaid the Labour whip the time aft footage emerged successful the press.

He is owed to look successful beforehand of magistrates astatine a aboriginal date.

Police were called to reports of an battle connected a 45-year-old antheral connected Main Street successful the municipality of Frodsham astatine astir 2.50am connected October 26.

Rosemary Ainslie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: ‘Following a reappraisal of the grounds provided by Cheshire Police, we person authorised a complaint of communal battle against Mike Amesbury MP, 55.

‘The complaint follows an alleged battle successful Frodsham, Cheshire, connected Saturday, 26 October 2024.

‘The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against the suspect are progressive and that helium has the close to a just trial.

‘It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings.’

Cheshire Police said: ‘A antheral has been summonsed to tribunal successful narration to an battle successful Frodsham.

‘Mike Amesbury MP, of Frodsham, Cheshire, has been summonsed to tribunal to look the complaint of conception 39 assault.

‘The 55-year-old is acceptable to look successful magistrates tribunal astatine a aboriginal date.

‘The complaint relates to reports of an battle connected a 45-year-old antheral connected Main Street, Frodsham, which was reported to constabulary astatine 2.48am connected Saturday 26 October.’

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