Man jailed for head-butting Peterborough supermarket worker

A man who head-butted a Peterborough supermarket worker while armed with a metal pole has been locked up for two years.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Jun 2020, 15:46 BST
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Scott Archer

Scott Archer, 32, of no fixed address, was arrested on 14 May following an assault on a member of staff at Sainsbury’s in the Bretton Centre.

At about 9.30pm that night, Archer, who was armed with a metal pole, had a verbal argument with the 62-year-old victim which escalated to Archer head-butting him.

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The following day (15 May), he was charged with possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and assault.

Archer, from Essex, was also charged with breaching a restraining order after he called an ex-partner more than 100 times on 5 May.

He admitted the offences at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court and today (Tuesday 9 June) appeared at Peterborough Crown Court where he was sentenced to two years in prison.

He has also been made subject of a further restraining order prohibiting from contacting his ex-partner indefinitely.