ian1964 10,409 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 A man is to stand trial accused of attacking Celtic manager Neil Lennon during a match last season. John Wilson, 26, is alleged to have assaulted the football boss as his side played Hearts in a Scottish Premier League game at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh. Wilson, of Edinburgh, is accused of lunging at Lennon and seizing him around the neck during the fixture on May 11. Prosecutors claim the alleged assault, and a separate charge of breach of the peace, were both aggravated by religious prejudice. He appeared before a short hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, where his trial was fixed for the court sitting beginning on August 29. Wilson faces two charges in total. It is alleged he committed a breach of the peace by acting in a disorderly manner, running on to the field of play and running at the away team dugout. It is claimed he was shouting and swearing and made a sectarian remark "all to the alarm and annoyance of others" and causing more disturbance within the crowd. The assault charge against him alleges that he lunged at former Northern Ireland international Lennon at Tynecastle, the home of Hearts FC, and seized him around the neck. Both alleged offences are said by the Crown to have been aggravated by religious prejudice, under the terms of the 2003 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act. Wilson denies the charges. Advocate David Nicholson, representing Wilson, told the court that the defence team is prepared and ready for the trial. After hearing brief submissions, Sheriff Alistair Noble continued the case to the trial, due to begin on August 29. http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breaking-news/?mode=article&site=et&id=N0419241313503351801A 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 A man is to stand trial accused of attacking Celtic manager Neil Lennon during a match last season. John Wilson, 26, is alleged to have assaulted the football boss as his side played Hearts in a Scottish Premier League game at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh. Wilson, of Edinburgh, is accused of lunging at Lennon and seizing him around the neck during the fixture on May 11. Prosecutors claim the alleged assault, and a separate charge of breach of the peace, were both aggravated by religious prejudice. He appeared before a short hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, where his trial was fixed for the court sitting beginning on August 29. Wilson faces two charges in total. It is alleged he committed a breach of the peace by acting in a disorderly manner, running on to the field of play and running at the away team dugout. It is claimed he was shouting and swearing and made a sectarian remark "all to the alarm and annoyance of others" and causing more disturbance within the crowd. The assault charge against him alleges that he lunged at former Northern Ireland international Lennon at Tynecastle, the home of Hearts FC, and seized him around the neck. Both alleged offences are said by the Crown to have been aggravated by religious prejudice, under the terms of the 2003 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act. Wilson denies the charges. Advocate David Nicholson, representing Wilson, told the court that the defence team is prepared and ready for the trial. After hearing brief submissions, Sheriff Alistair Noble continued the case to the trial, due to begin on August 29. http://breakingnews.heraldscotland.com/breaking-news/?mode=article&site=et&id=N0419241313503351801A He may get away with the religious prejudice although i doubt it but I doubt if he will get away with the assault as the whole of bloody Scotland saw it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juffery 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hope he gets away with feck all - scrote that Lennon is, you cannae have that at the football. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The high level security who were supposedly 'guarding' Lennon should be up on charges as well as the muppet who attacked him because the guy was literally ALLOWED to do it. Lennon was supposed to be under double or triple, certainly 'special' security following the supposed 'bomb' threats, but some idiot is allowed to jump over the barrier, run 20 yards and lunge at managerial staff on the touchline in front of the dugouts?? Don't mean to be the skeptic yet again, but this whole thing was extremely fishy. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Typical of the witch hunt that exists in Scotland in relation to '' sectarian crime ''. The guy is a class 'A' clown and should get the maximum sentence possible for his attack on TLB and banned for life from attaending any football game,however how are they going to secure a charge of a sectarian attack?. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Typical of the witch hunt that exists in Scotland in relation to '' sectarian crime ''. The guy is a class 'A' clown and should get the maximum sentence possible for his attack on TLB and banned for life from attaending any football game,however how are they going to secure a charge of a sectarian attack?. I wonder if there is any evidence of this religious aggravation or whether it is just another case of slapping that on because they can? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 You all pure hate him because he ra kafflik so you do think that's about the jist of the trial. Not because he's a bigoted wee shit, the scum of the earth and a sorry excuse for a human being. FREE THE TYNECASTLE ONE. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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