English soccer fan pleads guilty to punching player during game.
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on Sunday between the city rivals, Paul Mitchell ran onto the field and landed a punch on the player's face.Mitchell entered his guilty plea, to assault, at Birmingham Magistrates' Court. He's due to be sentenced later in the day. Birmingham has already announced that Mitchell has been banned for life from its stadium.
Mitchell's lawyer, Vaughn Whistance, told the hearing that his client's family had to leave their home"through fear that they would suffer serious harm or even death" following online comments about the incident.
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