Angry man shouted 'Tory scum' at canvasser before 'raining down punches' in street attack
A man who stormed out of his house to attack a Conservative canvasser who had posted a leaflet through his door during the general election, shouted “Tory scum!” before he “rained down punches" on the man..
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Ian David Brookes of West View, Ford, Shrewsbury, had admitted assaulting Garry Burchett, while he was out canvassing on June 27, at an earlier court hearing.
Mr Burchett, who is also a Conservative Councillor for Bagley at Shropshire Council, had been canvassing for support for former MP Daniel Kawczynski during the election campaign.
Brookes, aged 59, had also previously admitted assaulting a police officer on the day of the incident, Telford Magistrates Court heard on Tuesday.
Kate Ford prosecuting read out a statement from Councillor Burchett, taken on the day of the attack. He said the incident happened at around 10.20am.
“I had posted leaflets to various houses in West View. When I was at the end of the cul-de-sac, a man came out from his house and called me a Tory something.
“He said to me 'why are you putting this sh*t through my letterbox?'. He then shouted 'Tory scum' at me and was very aggressive. He tore the leaflet and threw at me so I said that he was littering – he then punched me straight in face.”
