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Leicester thug handed prison sentence for assaulting Nottingham Forest players

A Leicester thug has been handed a four month prison sentence for assaulting Nottingham Forest players during an FA Cup tie.

The 19 year old fan, Cameron Toner, will spent time in youth custody after assaulting three players during a match at the City Ground.

Toner, from Whetstone, Leicestershire, appeared in court charged with three counts of common assault and going onto the pitch at the football match.

He will serve half of his four-month sentence for assault before being released on licence, and has also been handed a £100 fine for entering the field of play during the FA Cup match on the 6th of February.

Toner appealed guilty to assault by beating all three players and going into the playing area, the Nottingham Post reports, and gave a statement in court before being handed his sentence.

“I was under the influence of alcohol, having started drinking at 11am. I was not myself,” Toner said, as reported by The Athletic.

“I wish to apologise to Nottingham Forest, their players and supporters. I also wish to apologise to my friends, my family and all those connected with Leicester City.

“It was probably the adrenaline that kicked in.”

Toner, who attended the fixture with his dad, had been drinking Stella Artois and a cocktail of vodka, Southern Comfort and orange juice since 11am on the day of the game between Nottingham Forest and Leicester which kicked off at 4pm.

He had also taken cocaine on the Friday night before the match on Sunday, February the 6th.

The court also heard a statement from Keinan Davis, one of the trio assaulted along with teammates Brennan Johnson and Djed Spence as the players celebrated Joe Worrall’s goal during the first half of the game.

“I remember feeling shock about what happened and confused – how a man got on the pitch towards the players,” Davis said in his statement.

“I have no lasting injury but feel shocked and alarmed by events”.

The Premier League club had already pledged to hand the fan “A lifetime ban from all Leicester City fixtures at home and away” after the incident, which took place during a 4-1 defeat which saw the Foxes eliminated from the FA Cup.

“It was a determined attack on Forest players and, in my view, was cowardly,” district judge Leo Pyle said in an address to Toner before handing out the four-month sentence.

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cooper, of Nottinghamshire Police, had confirmed the authorities had been working with both clubs in the aftermath of the incident.

“Violence at football matches will not be tolerated. In this case Leicester City has said the individual involved will be subject to a life-time ban from all Leicester City fixtures at home and away,” he said.

“I hope the actions taken serve as a warning to anyone else that violent behaviour at football matches is taken extremely seriously and could land them with hefty consequences.”

Goals from Philip Zinckernagel, Johnson and Worrall was enough to give Forest a three-goal lead against Leicester, with Kelechi Iheanacho pulling one back before Spence completed the scoring and eliminated the FA Cup holders from the competition.

Twitter users reacted with the Leicester thug handed a prison sentence for assaulting Nottingham Forest players…

@Jskiihy: 4 months fuck me he’s had a touch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@LeeDonaghy: What an absolute tosser. Glad he’s been jailed.

@fance10: A month for every goal, fitting

@Trents88: I’m sure it seemed a good idea at the time though.

@JacobS_LCFC: Only 4 months. This isn’t an acceptable action, especially given that it was against 3 different forest players

@swannell_erie: More than a bit sad really that a young guy who is obviously passionate about his football had to subject himself to so much alcohol to watch a game. He’s now got his comeuppance and will pay the price for the rest of his life.

@Debs90181034: Under the influence of alcohol and cocaine 😬

@henjohansen1: And under the influence of no brain… 🙄

@GenghisAFC: 4 month, I swear he’s related to the Judge 👀

@amyjoy11_: Honestly lol. The funniest thing is he probably never expected to go to prison.

@Ultra_Fox: He got off lightly – should have been sent down for at least a year.

@FoodFunForest: Four months in prison and four goals conceded. Not the best day for him.

@ScottNffc1990: The scumbag got what he deserves. Shame it wasn’t a longer sentence

@bglendenning: “Toner, who attended the fixture with his dad, had been drinking Stella Artois and a cocktail of vodka, Southern Comfort and orange juice since 11am” 🤮🤮

@LeeDonaghy: What an absolute tosser. Glad he’s been jailed.

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