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Lord Maginnis guilty of road rage | |
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A Northern Ireland peer has been found guilty of assaulting a man in a road rage incident. | |
Lord Maginnis had admitted swearing at Keith Kirk during an altercation last year, but denied grabbing him and raising his fist. | |
However, the judge found him guilty of an "angry and abusive tirade". | |
The peer was fined £200 and ordered to pay his victim the same amount. | |
District Judge John Meehan said Lord Maginnis' tirade left Mr Kirk very frightened and his sister, who had been in the passenger seat, "terrified". | |
He said it was very sad that "a man who has given many years of the highest public service" should find himself in this position at the age of 75. | |
The former Ulster Unionist MP had earlier admitted calling Mr Kirk a "yellow bellied bastard" in the incident but denied assault. | |
Lord Maginnis told reporters outside the court that he intended to appeal against the verdict. |