Footie fan given three year match ban for biting security guard’s testicles
Nottingham Forest fan Liam Fryer, 20, nipped the officer after being forced to the ground during a scuffle at a home game with Leeds United
A FOOTIE fan who bit a security guard’s testicles has been banned from matches for three years.
Nottingham Forest fan Liam Fryer, 20, nipped the officer after being forced to the ground during a scuffle at a home game with Leeds United.
A court heard one of the security guards was put in a headlock by Fryer before his colleagues arrived and managed to force him to the floor.
But as a second officer knelt close to Fryer’s head he felt “a sharp pain” and shouted: “He is biting my b*****ks.”
A photo showed a red mark on his upper inner thigh but it could not be proven it was a bite.
The court heard Forest fan Fryer replied: “I am going to get you. You are a liar. I didn’t bite you.”
Local man Fryer was convicted of assault. City JPs decided he attacked the guard “recklessly, not intentionally”.
He admitted assaulting a second guard at last December’s match during the disturbance, sparked by the ejection of a pal.
Fryer must pay each security guard £150 compensation.
He was also handed a three-year football banning order, covering the top four divisions, and was sentenced to do 180 hours of community service.
He was warned that he could be ordered to hand over his passport.
District Judge Tim Spruce said “You were grappling with security guards inside a football ground when all they were trying to do is keep the peace.
“You were doing exactly the opposite.”
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