Watch: Father and son from Dudley assault water bailiffs at fishery after being asked for a rod licence
A father and son who assaulted two Environment Agency water bailiffs at a fishery near Bridgnorth have been sentenced at court.
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The two men attacked the bailiffs who had approached them while they were fishing at Poole Hall Fisheries near Alveley, and the assault was caught on camera.
Fines and costs totalling £6,937 were imposed on Andrew Bowman, 44, of Cross Place, Dudley.
This was made up of a £488 fine for assault, £146 for fishing without a licence, a victim surcharge of £253, and costs of £6,000.
He was also ordered to pay £50 compensation to one of the water bailiffs he assaulted.
He had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to assaulting the officers at Poole Hall Fisheries on September 6, 2023. The case was heard by Telford Magistrates Court last month.
His father, Sidney Bowman, 75, also of Cross Place, had admitted similar charges in a hearing on October 3, 2024.
