A mindless Newcastle fan punched a traffic management worker as he was leaving a match at St James' Park.
The victim was in the process of helping to close a road near St James' Park when he was approached by drunk Reece Jefferson, who bizarrely asked to borrow his van. When his request was refused, the 28-year-old lashed out in a fit of rage and punched the man to the chest, causing him to fall backwards, a court heard.
Jefferson, of Pooley Road, in Slatyford, Newcastle, ran from the scene but was easily identified and arrested. He appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court this week to plead guilty to assault by beating and was ordered to pay his victim £150 in compensation.
