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Boxing mayor KOs own councillors

A former boxer turned mayor in Romania is facing legal action after beating up five councillors who disagreed with his spending plans. Mayor Iulian Florea, from Teslui in south-west Romania, attacked local councillor Mircea Chirita after an argument over the town budget at a council meeting.

Florea, a former professional boxer, then attacked four other councillors who tried to stop him, knocking out one with a left hook. He sent another councillor to the floor with an upper-cut and left the remaining pair concussed with a combination of blows.

According to Ananova.com, the fight was only stopped when another councillor threatened to call the police. All five injured councillors are suing the mayor.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .