British cop found guilty of 'excessive' assault

There'll be no significant penalty for it, of course

An assault on a drunken off-duty soldier by a special constable was "violent, excessive and unjustified", the police watchdog said today.

Peter Lightfoot, 40 was today found guilty of assaulting Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall after they viewed CCTV footage of him pushing his head into the ground and striking him with a police helmet.

The attack on the soldier, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, happened in the early hours of July 27, 2008 outside a bar in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

Original report here. Video at link.



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