Mayor punched in the face after judging a SANDCASTLE contest

A MAYOR is nursing a black eye from being punched after judging a sandcastle contest.

Sean McDonald, 58, had gone over to chat to a group of homeless men after spotting that one of them was injured.

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The dad of two was concerned that somebody was "bleeding profusely from a head wound".

But he said one of them noticed his mayoral chains and lashed out.

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The mayor of Worthing, West Sussex, said: “One came up to me, swore at me, then punched me in the face.

“He just seemed angry that I was the mayor.

“It was obvious who I was.”

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Ex-policeman Sean said: “It’s one of those things.

“You have to have a ‘keep calm and carry on’ philosophy.

"It's unpleasant but you can't allow these things to get in the way of more important things."

Brendan Hayhurst, 52, is charged with assault.