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03/05/2013
Former Mayor Admits Attacking Woman
Brian Coleman, a former Conservative mayor, has admitting attacking a woman after she filmed him parking illegally.
Coleman, who is a Barnet Councillor, admitted a charge of common assault by beating at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, the BBC has said.
He was originally arrested in September after assaulting cafe owner Helen Michael in Finchley High Road, north London.
A lawyer for the 51-year-old said he had been trying to stop her filming him on a mobile phone as he parked in a loading bay.
The court heard Coleman, of Essex Road, Finchley, had helped bring in parking charges in the street which were "extremely unpopular" with local businesses.
They then heard how Miss Michael, a parking campaigner, went to film him after she was informed he had parked in a loading bay and was withdrawing money from a cash machine.
The incident was caught on CCTV and the footage was shown in the court.
A charge of careless driving against Coleman was dropped.
Following the charges in October, he was suspended by his party and stripped of his council committee duties.
(JP/CD)
Coleman, who is a Barnet Councillor, admitted a charge of common assault by beating at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, the BBC has said.
He was originally arrested in September after assaulting cafe owner Helen Michael in Finchley High Road, north London.
A lawyer for the 51-year-old said he had been trying to stop her filming him on a mobile phone as he parked in a loading bay.
The court heard Coleman, of Essex Road, Finchley, had helped bring in parking charges in the street which were "extremely unpopular" with local businesses.
They then heard how Miss Michael, a parking campaigner, went to film him after she was informed he had parked in a loading bay and was withdrawing money from a cash machine.
The incident was caught on CCTV and the footage was shown in the court.
A charge of careless driving against Coleman was dropped.
Following the charges in October, he was suspended by his party and stripped of his council committee duties.
(JP/CD)
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