You never like hearing about this type of news. (Former) Kasabian singer Tom Meighan pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-fiancee Vikki Ager a day after it was announced he was quitting the band due to “personal issues”.

Meighan admitted to the assault today (July 7) at Leicester Magistrates’ Court.

Video showed Meighan striking Ager and dragging her by her ankles into the back garden of their home during the coronavirus lockdown on April 9.

And, of course, he’d been drinking.

The court heard Ager suffered bruising to her knees, left elbow, outer ankle, big toe and neck.

Meighan has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work by a district judge. 

Regarding his decision to leave the band, here’s what the band posted yesterday on their social media channels:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tom Meighan is stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent. Tom has struggled with personal issues that have affected his behaviour for quite some time and now wants to concentrate all his energies on getting his life back on track. We will not be commenting further.

A post shared by Kasabian (@kasabianofficial) on Jul 6, 2020 at 4:00am PDT

Kasabian has released six albums since 2004, five have reached number one in the UK.

Is this the end of the band?