Simone Mastrelli (30) was charged with two counts in connection with the assault of Seán Cox.
A MAN HAS been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for assaulting Irishman Seán Cox in Liverpool last year, reports the Liverpool Echo.The incident happened outside Anfield stadium ahead of the Champions League match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma on 24 April 2018.
Simone Mastrelli was arrested in Rome on suspicion of assault and extradited to England in January, and was charged in relation to the assault. Today at Preston Crown Court, Mastrelli pleaded guilty to unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm to Cox.He was sentenced today to three-and-a-half years in prison.
The judge said in court that Merseyside Police have done a “tremendous job” in bringing those involved in the case to justice. In October, Italian man Filippo Lombardi was found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to Cox.
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