Anglers attack bailiff after being caught without rod licence

Shocking footage shows two fishermen violently attacking water bailiffs by the side of a lake after being caught angling without a licence.

Sidney Bowman, 75, and his son Andrew, 44, assaulted the Environment Agency officials at a fishery near Bridgnorth, Shrops., in September 2023.

A court was told the pair had been fishing when they were approached by the two bailiffs who were checking for rod licences at Poole Hall Fisheries.