Football fan who punched a police horse is fined and banned from matches

A football fan who punched a police horse has been banned from attending games for three years.

The man was found guilty of punching a police horse at Bristol Magistrates Court yesterday (January 31).

Avon and Somerset Police Horses posted a photo of the horse - called ‘PH Blaise’.

It said: “A good result at Bristol Magistrates Court today!

“A male charged with punching PH Blaise during a football match last year was found guilty and convicted - he also received a football banning order for three years and over £1000 in fines”

The convicted man additionally was required to pay over £1,000 in fines, and may be required to surrender their passport to the police before overseas matches and tournaments take place.

The maximum sentence for assaulting a police horse can include a prison sentence, with a Portsmouth fan having been jailed in July 2020 for a similar assault.