‘Sorry, I can’t come to court – I’ve been nicked outside’

A former company boss who assaulted Harrods security guards could not attend his trial – because he was arrested outside court. Grant Mennie, 29, fell on hard times and got into a dispute outside the world famous department store when he was told to stop begging. Mennie tried to punch security guards in an unprovoked attack, and pulled a guard along the floor by her ponytail. He refused to comply with instructions from security when he was entering Westminster magistrates…