Matt Skelton

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion Matt Skelton 25-6 (20) has today been sentenced to five months in prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Skelton was stopped three times in his Porsche between November 2006 and August 2008 for speeding and each time gave the name “Car Valet- Brian Williams”. When police made attempts to trace Brian Williams, he obviously did not exist.

Skelton is obviously well known around his home town of Bedford and so eventually the police were in no doubt of his guilt and decided to prosecute.

The judge left Skelton in no doubt that he was not happy with the crimes committed and Skelton’s attitude to them;

“You are a role model to the public, particularly in Bedford and Bedfordshire and you knew that you were. One deception in your case may be forgiveable but not three over a long period of time.

I accept that you committed these offences in an arrogant manner. I take the view that you committed these offences because in your own view of your own status, you were above the law. The fact that these was no need for you to do what you did emphasises what a cynical offence this was”

The sad thing is if Skelton would have put his hands up he would probably just had a fine and points on his driving licence or a short driving ban instead of spending Christmas in prison.

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