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Tom Meighan: Kasabian singer 'sorry' for assaulting partner Tom Meighan: Kasabian singer 'sorry' for assaulting partner
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Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has publically apologised for assaulting his partner.Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has publically apologised for assaulting his partner.
The musician was sentenced at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday for attacking Vikki Ager while drunk.The musician was sentenced at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Tuesday for attacking Vikki Ager while drunk.
Magistrates heard she was struck on the head, threatened with a wooden pallet and dragged across a room before a child witness called 999.Magistrates heard she was struck on the head, threatened with a wooden pallet and dragged across a room before a child witness called 999.
The Zinthiya Trust, a Leicester-based domestic abuse charity, said there can be "no excuses" for what Meighan did. Leicester-based domestic abuse charity the Zinthiya Trust said there could be "no excuses" for what Meighan did.
Meighan, 39, said the attack in April was a "a wake-up call for me, for who I was, and what I was becoming". Meighan, 39, said the attack in April was "a wake-up call" for "who I was, and what I was becoming".
The musician said on Twitter: "I am very sorry and deeply regret my recent behaviour. In no way am I trying to condone my actions or make excuses. I am completely to blame and accept all responsibility."The musician said on Twitter: "I am very sorry and deeply regret my recent behaviour. In no way am I trying to condone my actions or make excuses. I am completely to blame and accept all responsibility."
Meighan was given an 18-month community order, told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, ordered to complete five days of rehabilitation, and told to pay a £90 victim surcharge and £85 in prosecution costs. Meighan was given an 18-month community order, and told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, complete five days rehabilitation, and pay costs of £175.
He said he had "struggled for many years with alcohol addiction". His statement said he "struggled for many years with alcohol addiction" and had booked himself into a rehabilitation programme last month.
"I was spiralling out of control. My mental health was becoming more and more unstable and I was at breaking point," he said."I was spiralling out of control. My mental health was becoming more and more unstable and I was at breaking point," he said.
"I booked myself into a rehabilitation programme for alcoholism. "With the support of my family and friends, I've been taking every day as it comes, getting through each day completely clean and sober."
"I left the programme three weeks ago and with the support of my family and friends, I've been taking every day as it comes, getting through each day completely clean and sober." Meighan, of Narborough, said a recent ADHD diagnosis had helped him "understand more about my behavioural issues".
Meighan, of Narborough, said he had recently been diagnosed with ADHD, which had helped him "understand more about my behavioural issues". He also said he and Ms Ager were "very much in love and looking forward to rebuilding our life together", describing the incident as "isolated" and "out of character".
He also said he and Ms Ager were "very much in love and we are looking forward to rebuilding our life together with the support of those close to us" and described the incident as "an isolated one" and "out of character". 'Duped and betrayed'
On Monday, Kasabian announced Meighan was leaving the band in order to deal with "personal issues". The band said on Monday he stood down because of "personal issues", making no mention of the assault.
In a statement after the hearing, the group said: "Domestic violence is something that can never be excused." This prompted an outpouring of support for the singer, but the next day he pleaded guilty to the attack, leaving some fans saying they felt "duped" and "betrayed" into offering their sympathy.
Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan, founder of the Zinthiya Trust, has been helping victims of domestic abuse in Leicester for more than a decade. Kasabian said they had not been able to give details before the proceedings, but women's groups claimed their statement had "minimised" the seriousness of the crime and the band should have waited to comment.
She said: "I understand there are various trigger points for abuse, such as alcohol mental or health problems. They are not excuses - everyone should feel safe in their own homes." After the hearing, the group said: "Domestic violence is something that can never be excused."
Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan, founder of the Zinthiya Trust, helps victims of domestic abuse in Leicester.
"I understand there are various trigger points for abuse, such as alcohol, mental or health problems," she said.
"They are not excuses - everyone should feel safe in their own homes."
While Debbie Hughes, chief executive of Living Without Abuse (LWA) called Meighan's apology "sincere".
"We certainly welcome anyone making a sincere apology, especially as it is so unusual for abusive people to admit they are in the wrong," she said.
"Often an abuser picks on the people around them that are vulnerable so alcohol or mental health cannot be blamed for their actions. There is still that level of conscience to decide who they are going to be abusive towards.
"He [Meighan] recognises that and gives some level of explanation of what's going on in his personal life, but it's certainly not an excuse and should never have happened. He can never take that back."
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