BILL STAR 'FILMED ATTACKING COPS' Scot accused of punching two officers at war demo.Byline: Craig McDonald A SCOTS actor who played a detective in The Bill yesterday denied attacking two cops at an anti-war demo. A court in London was told George Anton, 45, was caught on video punching one male and one female officer in the face as cops struggled to contain protesters. It is claimed that, as blood poured from PC Gibson Killian's nose, Anton taunted him: "What's the matter? Didn't your mother play with you as a child?" David Durose, prosecuting, told Southwark Crown Court he then lashed out at PC Sharon Finch finch, common name for members of the Fringillidae, the largest family of birds (including over half the known species), found in most parts of the world except Australia. before snatching a baton from a third officer. Footage of the incident in June last year was later studied by officers and one recognised Anton as a television actor. Anton, originally from Blairgowrie, Perthshire, was later arrested at his home in Bermondsey, south London South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. Some neighbourhoods north of the Thames have South London postal codes (SW), but these neighbourhoods are classified as West or Central London. . The actor has appeared in films such as K-19: The Widowmaker, Broken Bridgeand telly dramas Two Thousand Acres Of Sky Two Thousand Acres of Sky was a TV drama which aried on BBC Television from 2001 to 2003. It is also syndicated in the United States on PBS. The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off the coast of Skye. , Soldier Soldier and A Touch Of Frost A Touch of Frost may refer to:
He appeared in the dock yesterday alongside George Orton, 35, from London. Both deny violent disorder . They also deny one theft count each - Anton in relation to the baton and Orton in connection with a police radio. The court heard that when questioned, Anton said he had taken the baton "to stop anyone getting hit with it". Mr Durose said: "He was asked about the assault on PC Finch. He stated he meant only to knock her hat off. "He said he was shocked at himself for getting carried away in the way he had done." The prosecutor said when it was suggested he'd made PC Killian's nose bleed, Anton said he had put his hands out as the crowd surged. The trial continues. CAPTION(S): ACCUSED: George Anton yesterday |
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