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Jail for man who hit Dewbury peer with egg
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been found guilty of pelting eggs at a Tory peer.
Baroness Warsi from Dewsbury and now chairwoman of the Conservative Party, was visiting Luton last November when she was attacked.
Gavin Reid, of Luton, was sentenced to six weeks in prison at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court after being found guilty of an offence under the Public Order Act.
Magistrate Elizabeth Roscoe said: "Throwing eggs goes beyond legitimate political protest and is quite clearly disorderly behaviour and it is also threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour."
Reid, who was arrested 15 days after the incident, denied a charge under the Public Order Act of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress.
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