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Suspended sentence for man who beat police officer

BBC Police officers stand between two groups of people outside Hanley Town Hall in Stoke-on-Trent. There is a police van and a statue in the foreground, and a high-rise building in the background.BBC
Lee Bodman was sentenced for assaulting an emergency worker during summer disorder in Stoke-on-Trent

A man has been given a suspended jail term for beating a police officer during violent disorder in Stoke-on-Trent over the summer amid high-profile riots elsewhere in the UK.

Lee Bodman, 52, from the city's Hanley area, was sentenced to eight months, suspended for 18 months, at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Tuesday.

Unrest across the UK spread after fatal stabbings in Southport and subsequent false online rumours about the suspect.

Bodman - who had been charged with assault of an emergency worker by beating -was ordered to take part in rehabilitation activity and was ordered to pay compensation of £100 to the police officer as well as £250 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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