Ex-Mayor of Manchester speaks of his horror as he's attacked on tram
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former Lord Mayor of Manchester has spoken out after he was attacked on a tram. Councillor Tommy Judge, 66, boarded a tram at Baguley when he was targeted by Adam Wood.
Launching an expletive-ridden rant, he said 'you're not a f***ing veteran', before trying to rip Coun Judge's Coat of Arms badge for the City of Manchester, a veterans badge and a poppy, from his jacket.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Coun Judge spoke of the moment he realised things were about to escalate on October 31 2022. READ MORE: Drunk thug who abused and attacked war veteran over wearing a poppy is ripped apart by judge “Well, I'd just finished my term as the Lord Mayor of Manchester.
I think I finished a couple of weeks ago. I was sitting on the tram going to a meeting at Manchester town hall,” he said. “[The meeting] was about the Remembrance Day services at the cenotaph.
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