Delroy Smellie (and his fat beer belly) cleared of assault:
District Judge Daphne Wickham found no evidence had been provided to show use of the baton was not measured or correct.
She said: “It was for the prosecution to prove this defendant was not acting in lawful self-defence.
“The prosecution has failed in this respect and the defendant has raised the issue of lawful self-defence and as such is entitled to be acquitted.”
The judge said Sgt Smellie had a “mere seven seconds” to act when Ms Fisher ran in front of him hurling abuse at a vigil held on 2 April to mark the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson at a previous demonstration.
Judge for yourself:
Yep, that really looks like a guy worried for his own safety with little time to decide whether this oh so dangerous woman almost half his size was holding weapons…