Police probe attack on Advertiser photographer
POLICE are investigating after an Advertiser photographer was attacked while covering this week’s Magistrates’ Court hearing into child sex abuse allegations.
Steve Mettam was left with an injured shoulder after a man accompanying one of the suspects pushed him into fencing.
Another man also racially abused Steve, calling him a “f***ing white d***head”.
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Hide AdNo-one has yet been arrested but editor Andrew Mosley confirmed the incident had been reported to the police.
He said: “Our staff are entitled to do their jobs while being treated with respect and without fear of being assaulted.”