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A person attacked by former Labour MP Mike Amesbury in a drunken row has mentioned he feared he may have been killed as he spoke out in regards to the him being free of jail.

Paul Fellows, 45, was set upon by Amesbury after a disagreement in regards to the closure of a neighborhood bridge as they each waited for a taxi at 2am in Frodsham, Cheshire, in October.

CCTV confirmed Amesbury punch Mr Fellows to the top, knocking him to the bottom, then comply with him onto the street, punching him once more a minimum of 5 instances.

Mr Fellows fell again and practically hit his head on the curb of the excessive avenue.

Amesbury was heard saying: “You won’t threaten your MP again will you, you f****** soft lad?”

He was jailed for 10 weeks earlier than being freed final week after successful an enchantment and as a substitute given a suspended sentence.

Mr Fellows, a father-of-two instructed The Sun on Sunday: “He could’ve killed me and deserves to be in prison.

“Everyone knows one punch can kill. Any adult with an ounce of common sense knows that. As soon as you lay your hand on someone you’re committing an assault.

“The intent was there. And if you punch someone you’ve got to accept the consequences. It could have been far worse.”

He known as on Sir Keir Starmer to alter the foundations to forestall Amesbury from incomes his £91,346 annual wage as an Independent MP after his conviction.

Mr Fellows added: “If I got jailed I’d be sacked so why should it be different for anyone else? Once you’re convicted you should just lose your job.”

He additionally thanked a girl for intervening after claiming Mr Amesbury “rained five or six punches” on the highest of his head.

“As these blows have come in, a lady ran over and shouted ‘Stop!’ and he’s walked away. I want to say thank you to that lady because it could have been far worse.

The former Labour MP, who its as an independent MP after he was suspended by the party over the attack, has refused to answer questions about whether he would resign as Runcorn and Helsby MP as he walked free from prison after winning an appeal.

Amesbury, 55, said: “I’d like to reiterate that I sincerely apologise once again to Mr Fellows and his family. I’m now going to go and see my family, and go home, and I’ll give a statement at a later stage.”

The impartial MP returned to Chester Crown Court in a jail van to enchantment his sentence on Thursday, sporting handcuffs, after he was dealt an instantaneous jail time period on Monday which noticed him spend three nights at HMP Altcourse.

Granting the enchantment, honorary recorder of Chester Judge Steven Everett, sitting with two magistrates, imposed one other sentence of 10 weeks’ imprisonment however suspended it for 2 years.