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Bury fan who slapped Grimsby striker banned for three years | Bury fan who slapped Grimsby striker banned for three years |
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A football fan who slapped a player in the face during a game has been banned from attending matches for three years. | A football fan who slapped a player in the face during a game has been banned from attending matches for three years. |
Bury FC fan Stefan Camps struck Grimsby Town striker Charles Vernam at Gigg Lane on 8 September during a League Two clash. | |
Camps, 30, was handed the ban at Manchester Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assault. | Camps, 30, was handed the ban at Manchester Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assault. |
The court heard Camps, of Cuckoo Lane, Bury, struck Vernam when he slid off the pitch after making a tackle. | The court heard Camps, of Cuckoo Lane, Bury, struck Vernam when he slid off the pitch after making a tackle. |
After the incident Camps casually strolled back to his seat in the South Stand, the court was told. | After the incident Camps casually strolled back to his seat in the South Stand, the court was told. |
But the slap was followed up by Greater Manchester Police after referee Anthony Backhouse included it in his match report . | But the slap was followed up by Greater Manchester Police after referee Anthony Backhouse included it in his match report . |
No place for violence | No place for violence |
Camps was given a 13-month community order, with a curfew requirement, and has also been banned for life by Bury FC from attending home games. | Camps was given a 13-month community order, with a curfew requirement, and has also been banned for life by Bury FC from attending home games. |
PC Rob Smith, GMP's liaison officer for Bury FC, said: "Violence has no place at football matches and anyone found committing such offences will be dealt with appropriately. | PC Rob Smith, GMP's liaison officer for Bury FC, said: "Violence has no place at football matches and anyone found committing such offences will be dealt with appropriately. |
"Whilst we appreciate that football can evoke passion and emotion from fans watching a game, it does not give you an excuse to behave irrationally and assault another person. | "Whilst we appreciate that football can evoke passion and emotion from fans watching a game, it does not give you an excuse to behave irrationally and assault another person. |
"Stefan Camps is a grown man and is ultimately responsible for his own actions. | "Stefan Camps is a grown man and is ultimately responsible for his own actions. |
"Those actions now mean that he can't go and watch his team, or any other side, in person in the UK for the next three years." | "Those actions now mean that he can't go and watch his team, or any other side, in person in the UK for the next three years." |
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