A Lithuanian National who lives in Dagenham has been locked up for six weeks after New Year assault in Wandsworth
Assault on New Year’s Day
Mantas Bankauskas, 28, from Marston Avenue, Dagenham, pleaded guilty to common assault after a fight broke out early on 1 January and involved the exchange of homophobic threats at a Battersea cocktail bar.
The incident took place at around 1:30am on Battersea Park Road, Wandsworth, when police were called following reports of an attack on a man.
Swift Justice at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court
Bankauskas appeared in court on Friday, 2 December, where he admitted the offence and was promptly sentenced to six weeks in prison.
This conviction sends a clear message about tackling violence in London’s streets.
A London ambulance-service/" title="Ambulance Service" rel="nofollow">Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.27 today (1 January) to reports of an incident on Battersea Park Road.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team.
“We treated a patient the scene and took them to hospital.”
A Spokesman for the Met Police said: On Friday, 2 December, Mantas Bankauskas, 28 of Marston Avenue, Dagenham was charged with common assault.
He appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 2 December, where he plead guilty and was committed to prison for a period of 6 weeks.
The conviction relates to an incident on Thursday, 1 January where Bankauskas assaulted a man.
At around 01:30hrs on Thursday, 1 January, police were called to a venue on Battersea Park Road, Wandsworth, following reports of an assault.
