A couple chased a bin man down the street and attacked him after he refused to empty their bin. The man and woman, who have not been named, pleaded guilty to the assault on a SUEZ refuse collector following the attack on March 24.
The pair had tried to recycle a duvet through the blue bin but were told it should be taken to a household waste recycling centre.
The couple then chased one worker down the street and attacked him. The incident was caught on CCTV. The couple were later sentenced at Doncaster Magistrates Court, reports Yorkshire Live .
The regional director for SUEZ has now said assaults on the crew aren’t “uncommon” but praised South Yorkshire Police for pursuing the incident.
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