Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan pleads guilty to assaulting ex-fiancée

The singer, who announced yesterday he was quitting the band for "personal reasons", pleaded guilty to assaulting former fiancée Vikki Ager at Leicester Magistrates' Court today.The incident was caught on CCTV and shows him striking his victim and dragging her by her ankles into the back garden of their home during the coronavirus lockdown in April.

The court heard Ms Ager suffered bruising to her knees, left elbow, outer ankle and big toe as well as a reddening around the neck, which she confirmed to police was as a result of the assault. Tom's shock departure from the band came after they were forced to cancel a huge concert in Leicester's Victoria Park last month.

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