Man jailed for attacking Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp at end of match
A fan has been jailed after running on to a pitch and headbutting a footballer at the end of Nottingham Forest's play-off match with Sheffield United.Sharp was knocked to the ground and required four stitches to his lip.
"Mr Sharp hadn't directly participated in the game. He appears to be standing with his hands in his pockets," she said."The crown's case is that this is a deliberate and senseless act of violence. It's an assault on an employee, effectively in his place of work."In sentencing, District Judge Grace Leong said: "The video clip proves to me that you were running towards Billy Sharp and that you dodged all the other spectators to get towards him.
She told the court Biggs had drunk "a quantity of alcohol" at a pub near the City Ground and "just followed" two friends on to the pitch.
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