The Nottingham Forest fan who has been handed a 24-week jail sentence for an assault causing actual bodily harm to Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp is a dog-loving 30-year-old electrical engineer who has previously shared a 9/11 conspiracy theory and anti-Muslim, pro-Putin content on social media.
Robert Biggs, of Ilkeston, appeared in Nottingham Magistrates Court this morning after pleading guilty to ABH. In addition to the jail sentence, handed down by Judge Grace Leong, Biggs has been ordered to pay Sharp, the 36-year-old Sheffield United captain who required four stitches after being headbutted, £500 in compensation. He has also been given a ten-year football banning order.
Biggs, the court was told, earns £55,000 a year in his electrician job. The City Ground season-ticket holder has been a Forest fan since early childhood, following the team home and away.
