Former Selsey boxer avoids jail for attacking elderly parents

A former amateur boxer from Selsey has narrowly avoided jail for attacking his elderly parents.
Worthing Magistrates' CourtWorthing Magistrates' Court
Worthing Magistrates' Court

On Monday, Worthing Magistrates’ Court heard how Mark Steadman hit his 72-year-old father on the back of the head and pushed his 70-year-old mother over while in a drunken rage at their home in East Street, Selsey on January 28.

Steadman, 49, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.

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Magistrate Marley Isaac described his actions as ‘disgraceful and horrible’ and said: “Your parents are absolutely terrified of you. Your mother has no right to be terrified of her own son.”

Steadman was handed a restraining order preventing him from contacting or seeing his parents and was ordered to attend sessions to deal with his alcohol problem.