No punishment for young man who assaulted police sergeant at Lancaster railway station

By Michelle Blade
Published 17th Nov 2023, 10:55 BST
Lancaster railway station.Lancaster railway station.
Lancaster railway station.
A young man who was arrested at Lancaster railway station in May has just been sentenced at Crown Court for assaulting a police sergeant.

He pleaded guilty and was given an absolute discharge (no penalty was imposed).

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A charge of being drunk and disorderly was previously discontinued at magistrates court.

BTP Lancashire @BTPLancs tweeted: “#CourtResult - A young man who was #arrested at #Lancaster in May has just been sentenced at Crown Court for assaulting a police sergeant: absolute discharge (guilty, no penalty imposed).

"(A charge of being drunk & disorderly was previously discontinued at Magistrates’ Court).”