Article 5MSHZ Man sentenced for Chris Whitty assault in London park

Man sentenced for Chris Whitty assault in London park

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Lewis Hughes, 24, handed suspended sentence over incident involving England's chief medical officer

A former estate agent left Prof Chris Whitty humiliated" after he put him in a headlock when England's chief medical officer declined to take a photo with him.

Lewis Hughes, 24, of Romford, Essex, put his future at risk with 10 seconds of madness" when he accosted Whitty in St James's Park in central London last month, Westminster magistrates court heard.

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