assault by beating after he was recorded on video kicking the man.The clip was posted on the social media platform Snapchat with a smiling emoji next to it, according to reports, before it went viral online.A 15-year-old boy who filmed the incident on Sunday, April 25 also pleaded guilty to common assault.
He cannot be named due to legal restrictions.Bridgeman apologised after his appearance in court while his mum added that her son was "not a rogue," reports the Liverpool Echo.His mum defended her son after he appeared in court to answer charges for pushing a pensioner into the River Mersey.In the widely condemned footage, the elderly gentleman can be seen trying to keep himself afloat before he was saved by heroes Ellie Hughes and Khloe.
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