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Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors
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- Bouncer Emma Beck, 47, was found guilty of assault by beating after shoving a woman in her 60s to the floor while working the doors at a bar in St Helens, Merseyside.
- Details of the conviction were not aired during the campaign, which saw Beck elected to represent the Thatto Heath ward on St Helens Council.
- Reform said Beck had appealed the conviction and it would await the "outcome of the legal process" before making any comment.
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Jonny Humphries North West BBCEmma Beck was fined £180 for pushing a woman in her 60s while working as a door supervisor in St Helens A Reform UK councillor who vowed to try and address anti-social behaviour and "people feeling unsafe" during her campaign was convicted of assault four months before the local elections.
Bouncer Emma Beck, 47, was found guilty of assault by beating after shoving a woman in her 60s to the floor while working the doors at a bar in St Helens, Merseyside.
Details of the conviction were not aired during the campaign, which saw Beck elected to represent the Thatto Heath ward on St Helens Council.
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