A Hull man who assaulted two football fans sentenced to almost three years in jail
He's also been handed a 10 year football banning order
A Hull man who assaulted two football fans at two separate matches last season has been sentenced to almost three years in jail and handed a 10-year football banning order.
38-year-old Lee Waud from Staveley Road in Hull pleaded guilty to two counts of affray.
Waud has been jailed for a total of of two-years and 11 months in prison.
On Saturday 29 April 2023, as home and away fans left the MKM stadium in Hull, following the Hull City match against Swansea, Waud was captured on CCTV footage becoming verbally abusive towards a Swansea fan on Walton Street car park in Hull.
The man began to walk away and Waud proceeded to approach him from behind and punch him in the head causing him to fall to floor.
As the man tried to get back up on his feet, Waud, along with three others then proceeded to assault the man again, repeatedly punching him before fleeing the area.
Following on from the incident, Waud went on to attend an away game on Monday 8 May, Luton against Hull City.
Whilst travelling back from the game, coaches stopped at a Northampton service station. In a drunken state, at the services, Waud came across some football supporters from Stoke who had also stopped to use the services following a game against Watford and punched a fan twice.
Waud was sentenced to 21 months for the two offences, as well as an additional consecutive 14 months for breaching a suspended sentence for a previous offence.
Dedicated Football Officer for Hull City Sam Wilson said:
“I hope this court result shows people looking to attend matches and cause disruption that it absolutely won’t be tolerated.
“We work closely with Hull City and the stadium management company to ensure the safety of everyone in attendance at football matches.
“Football should be an opportunity for people to come together over one common love of the sport, and anyone who looks to disrupt or ruin that will be dealt with robustly and have to face the consequences.”