Mike Tyson arrested for allegedly punching photographer
Los Angeles:Former American boxing legend Mike Tyson, who became the youngest heavyweight world champion at the age of 20, has been arrested on charges of beating up a photographer at the Los Angeles International Airport. Police confirmed that Tyson has been held on suspicion of battery following
a scuffle with a snapper. The victim says he was hit once and was treated afterwards
in hospital for a cut to his forehead. Earlier, Tyson's spokeswoman Tammy Brook
had said the boxer was travelling with his wife and 10-month-old child on November
11 when he was attacked by overly aggressive paparazzi following which the 43-year-old
acted in self-defence to protect his child. An airport police spokesman had said
the incident happened at a United Airlines ticket counter and that the photographer
accused Tyson of hitting him. He had added that both Tyson and the photographer
wanted to press charges for misdemeanour battery.
