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| Woman sentenced for hurling milkshake at Farage | Woman sentenced for hurling milkshake at Farage |
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| Nigel Farage was leaving the Moon and Starfish pub, in Clacton-on-Sea, when he was attacked | Nigel Farage was leaving the Moon and Starfish pub, in Clacton-on-Sea, when he was attacked |
| A woman who threw a McDonald's milkshake over Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during the general election campaign must pay him compensation and carry out unpaid community work. | A woman who threw a McDonald's milkshake over Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during the general election campaign must pay him compensation and carry out unpaid community work. |
| Farage had the drink hurled in his face as he left a JD Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea on 4 June, having just launched his candidacy for the Essex constituency. | Farage had the drink hurled in his face as he left a JD Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea on 4 June, having just launched his candidacy for the Essex constituency. |
| Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, from Clacton, admitted assault by beating and criminal damage at a previous hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. | Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, from Clacton, admitted assault by beating and criminal damage at a previous hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| She has been given a 13-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, must pay the MP £150 compensation, complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £450 in court costs. | She has been given a 13-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, must pay the MP £150 compensation, complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £450 in court costs. |
| Farage was leaving the Moon and Starfish pub on Clacton seafront when he was attacked. | Farage was leaving the Moon and Starfish pub on Clacton seafront when he was attacked. |
| Watch: Nigel Farage has drink thrown over him in Clacton | Watch: Nigel Farage has drink thrown over him in Clacton |
| In a statement read to the court, Farage said he "felt humiliated" by the incident and was left fearing for his safety in public. | In a statement read to the court, Farage said he "felt humiliated" by the incident and was left fearing for his safety in public. |
| He added he was "deeply thoughtful for some time afterwards that next time it may not be a milkshake". | He added he was "deeply thoughtful for some time afterwards that next time it may not be a milkshake". |
| Farage's security officer, James Woolfenden, also had his suit damaged by the milkshake, and Thomas Bowen was also ordered to pay him £17.50 compensation for the criminal damage. | Farage's security officer, James Woolfenden, also had his suit damaged by the milkshake, and Thomas Bowen was also ordered to pay him £17.50 compensation for the criminal damage. |
| She had originally denied the charges and was due to go on trial at the same court in October, but changed her pleas to guilty before proceedings began. | She had originally denied the charges and was due to go on trial at the same court in October, but changed her pleas to guilty before proceedings began. |
| In her interview with police, the defendant said she targeted Farage because she did not agree with his political views. | In her interview with police, the defendant said she targeted Farage because she did not agree with his political views. |
| Farage was standing in the constituency for the first time and won the seat, securing a large swing from the Conservatives' Giles Watling, who had a 24,702 majority in 2019. | |
| Farage secured a majority of 8,405 on 4 July in what was his eighth attempt to get elected to the House of Commons. | Farage secured a majority of 8,405 on 4 July in what was his eighth attempt to get elected to the House of Commons. |
| Victoria Thomas Bowen has "suffered multiple threats" since the incident, her lawyer said | |
| Thomas Bowen's lawyer said she had received "multiple threats" since throwing the milkshake at Farage. | |
| In a statement following the sentencing, Caroline Liggins said: "She understands the gravity of the situation in which her impulsive decision has placed her. | |
| "She has suffered multiple threats since this happened, which have had a serious impact on her mental health. | |
| "Victoria understands the impact of her actions and wishes to put the whole episode behind her. She hopes others can do the same." | |
| Nigel Farage, who posed with a milkshake later on the day of the attack in neighbouring Jaywick, told the court he "felt humiliated" by the incident | |
| Rebecca Mundy, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said it was of "paramount importance" that elected officials felt safe to work "without fear of harm or abuse". | |
| "Threatening behaviour and attacks on electoral candidates and officials will never be tolerated," she added. | |
| In August, Josh Greally, of Clowne, Derbyshire, was given a suspended sentence for throwing a coffee cup and another item at Farage while he was campaigning in Barnsley. | |
| During a campaign walkabout in Newcastle in 2019, the former UKIP leader and Euro MP had a banana and salted caramel milkshake thrown at him. | |
| "Milkshaking" - the act of dousing public figures with the drink - was recognised as a word by the Collins Dictionary in 2019. | |
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