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Cardiff City and Accrington Stanley footballers sentenced for role in Leicester city centre brawl

The victim was left with a badly broken jaw following the attack outside Ghost

 

Sam DimmerDigital Development Editor

12:50, 3 NOV 2017

UPDATED13:24, 3 NOV 2017

 

 

Cardiff City midfielder Lee Tomlin and Accrington Stanley player Billy Kee have been sentenced for their role in a fight outside city centre nightclub Ghost.

Tomlin, aged 28, was handed 80 hours of community service for his part in an early-hours brawl which left a man with a badly broken jaw.

 

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Kee, 26, was fined £350 for throwing a punch during the same fight, which was captured on CCTV.

Tomlin, of Speedwell Drive, Broughton Astley, admitted affray after prosecutors decided not to proceed with a wounding charge following a review of footage showing the victim squaring up to the players after jumping over a set of railings.

Cardiff City striker Lee Tomlin arrives for a previous hearing

Leicester Crown Court was told Kee, of Rothley Road, Mountsorrel, was pleading guilty to common assault.

He attempted to pull his friend Tomlin away from the confrontation in the city centre on January 22.

Both players had been accused of causing grievous bodily harm but were cleared of the charge on the orders of the judge.

Prosecutor Ian Way accepted that the complainant - who spent three days in hospital and had a metal plate inserted to stabilise a displaced jaw fracture - had "contributed" to what happened.

CCTV clips presented to the court showed Kee trying to pull Tomlin away from the scene before throwing a single punch towards the victim's head.

Tomlin struck out twice at the victim during a subsequent fracas in which a bystander removed his belt, Mr Way said.

Mr Way told the court: "At about 3.30am the complainant and his friend went outside the club to the smoking area, which is near a waist-high set of railings.

"At that point they went over the fence and met face to face with the defendants and their group.

"There was an argument and the next thing (the victim) remembers is a heavy blow."

 

Handing Tomlin a 12-month community order and a bill for £500 in prosecution costs, Judge Ebraham Mooncey told the footballers: "The position is that on the night that we are considering both of you had been out for the evening.

"You accept that you were drinking. You (Tomlin) are fearful your drinks may have been interfered with."

The judge said of the events filmed near and outside the club: "There is conversation taking place and it's apparent very quickly that it's not pleasant conversation.

"Both of you don't appear to be completely sober."

The case was heard at Leicester Crown Court

Kee, whose barrister claimed the player's actions were "very close" to lawful self-defence, was ordered to pay £150 in costs.

The judge told Kee: "I accept your role was to try to placate matters. Because of the conduct of other people you misbehaved and did throw a punch."

Former Middlesbrough forward Tomlin and Kee both began their careers in Leicester City's youth set-up.

Tomlin's lawyer, Chris Daw QC, said the player had received verbal abuse inside the nightclub.

"He deeply regrets having become involved at all," the barrister told the court.

"He has learned a very stark lesson."

Philip Holden, offering mitigation for Kee, said: "He was looking after Mr Tomlin and trying to pull him away from an incident that was developing.

"In interview, he gave an accurate account of what had occurred."

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1 hour ago, st albans fox said:

Sumbag no 1 is going into the jungle in a week - for the first time ever I'm going to be voting for the bush tucker trials !!!!

 

hopefully someone breaks his jaw whilst he's asleep! 

Haha.. Being joined by Mrs Vardy I hear? 

...saddos! 

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53 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

One of the worst players I ever saw play for our club had a good day today:

 

lol

 

 

 

Edited to add "Lichties" is the nickname for Arbroath.

 

 

He wasn't great was he!

 

If I remember correctly he got injured in the first half of a televised game against Millwall, went off and we never saw him again !!!

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On 11/12/2017 at 04:08, baldeagle said:

Tom Hopper and Adam Smith faced each other today in League 1. As expected Smith didn’t keep a clean sheet but Hopper failed to score for a change ?

Hopper has not scored since he was last in Bangkok.

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5 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Ex-manager, here.

 

Mark McGhee is appointed as Barnet manager.

 Until he decides Stevenage have a better chance of promotion and are a bigger club and he walks out the door.

Only to see Barnet go on to great things and Stevenage lingering in League 2.

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12 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Ex-manager, here.

 

Mark McGhee is appointed as Barnet manager.

I'll give him 10 games before he's sacked.

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18 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

 Until he decides Stevenage have a better chance of promotion and are a bigger club and he walks out the door.

Only to see Barnet go on to great things and Stevenage lingering in League 2.

Haha it's been years now. I think it's time to let it go ;)

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