Summary
- Ian Barnes pushed a parish councillor in Somerset, causing a fractured skull and bleed on the brain
- Barnes received a restraining order and ban from the village, but was not sent to prison
- He was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court to an 18-month suspended sentence, a restraining order, compensation, unpaid work, and rehabilitation
- Should he breach the conditions of the restraining order, he could face arrest and potential jail time