Man appears in court after assault on Sir Iain Duncan Smith in Manchester
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man has appeared in court charged with assaulting former Tory party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith in Manchester. Elliot Bovill, 31, of no fixed address, is accused of common assault against the senior MP on or about October 4 last year.
No further details of the offence were read out at Manchester Magistrates’ Court and no plea was taken. Last year, Sir Iain told The Spectator magazine he was struck on the back of the head with a traffic cone as he headed to a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference in the city centre.
A friend of the MP said he was walking with his wife Betsy at the time of the incident on October 4 and escaped without injury. READ MORE:Third man arrested for murder after death of dad Neri Morse Bovill was told the case was being switched to Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
He was granted unconditional bail to next appear on May 16. Two other defendants have been charged in connection with the incident.
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