Hunt saboteur from Ryton admits assaulting member of the Warwickshire Hunt

He was fined after pleading guilty at Coventry Magistrates’ Court
By Philip Hibble
Published 13th Oct 2020, 18:54 BST
Updated 13th Oct 2020, 18:56 BST
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A member of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs has pleaded guilty of assault by beating.

John Watson, from Ryton, was filmed assaulting a member of the Warwickshire Hunt on February 15.

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He was ordered to pay a £132 fine plus a victim surcharge as well as being ordered to pay £135 to the Crown Prosecution Service, after appearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Friday October 9.

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John Watson was ordered to pay a £132 fine plus a victim surcharge as well as being ordered to pay £135 to the Crown Prosecution Service, after appearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Friday October 9.John Watson was ordered to pay a £132 fine plus a victim surcharge as well as being ordered to pay £135 to the Crown Prosecution Service, after appearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Friday October 9.
John Watson was ordered to pay a £132 fine plus a victim surcharge as well as being ordered to pay £135 to the Crown Prosecution Service, after appearing at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on Friday October 9.

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The attack, which took place in a country lane near Preston on Stour, saw a hunt follower thrown to the floor by Watson.

A spokesman for the hunt said: “Witnessing a member of our hunt being attacked whilst protecting his colleagues, their children, and our animals is a frightening thing to experience and we are pleased that the law was upheld."