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Shaun Wilson

'He could have killed me': Mike Amesbury victim speaks out over disbelief at Labour MP's suspended sentence

MP Mike Amesbury pictured outside Chester Ellesmere Port and Neston Magistrates’ Court (PA) - (PA Wire)

The man punched to the ground by Labour MP Mike Amesbury has spoken of his disbelief after his attacker walked free from court, having successfully appealed his ten-week prison sentence.

The Runcorn and Helsby MP spent just three nights behind bars at HMP Altcourse before being brought back in handcuffs to Chester Crown Court on Thursday, where his immediate prison term was replaced with a ten-week sentence, suspended for two years.

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