On 07/08/2020 11:24, Simon Mason wrote:

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Thug Joshua Lewis pushed a cyclist off his bike in an unprovoked attack.

Police officers arrested the 21-year-old after the incident in Bignall End on August 30 last year handing him a conditional caution. Lewis, Unity Way in Talke, was told he would face no further punishment if he wrote a letter of apology to his victim and paid him £50.

But North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard he failed to pay his victim and has now admitted assault.

Prosecutor Hayley Keegan said: “He was given the conditional caution to pay the compensation and write a letter. He wrote the letter in custody but never paid.

“The injured party was on a bike at the time, travelling near his house, and saw a male.

“He approached the injured party and for no reason pushed him off his bike. He told police he was drunk.

“He admitted that he did it for no reason.”

James Hulse, mitigating, told the court his client was unable to pay the £50 that he was mandated by Staffordshire Police.

He said: “It says on the conditional caution that it was means tested but it was not.

“He was on benefits and that total amount was £340 a month which had to pay for his accommodation. He didn’t have enough money for bills let alone £50 compensation.”

The court heard Lewis has now started working for FedEx.

Magistrates handed the defendant a 12-month conditional discharge, ordered him to pay £135 costs, £50 compensation and a £21 victim surcharge.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news...yclist-4373124

It sounds like a fight rather than a traffic incident, doesn't it?