Cheryl Cole’s brother spared jail

Cheryl Cole’s brother has been spared jail despite pleading guilty to
assault.
The Girls Aloud beauty’s older sibling, Andrew Tweedy - who admitted
spraying CS gas in a man’s face, temporarily blinding him, and being in
possession of an offensive weapon at a hearing last month – had his 36-week
prison sentence suspended for two years by Judge David Hodson and was
ordered to pay £250.
According to the judge at Newcastle Crown Court, Andrew – who has previously
been jailed for six years for a stabbing and four years for a mugging – has
turned his life round since the drunken fight last August, due to the birth
of his son.
However, his victim Lee Clark was furious at the verdict, saying: “I’m
shocked Tweedy wasn’t jailed.”
Andrew’s barrister Paul Caulfield said the 29-year-old considered himself
“the black sheep of the family”.
Andrew - who missed Cheryl's wedding to soccer star Ashley Cole in 2006
because he was in prison - has previously spoken about his sister's support.
He said: "I've told Cheryl she should be ashamed, but she says she'll never
give up on me."
A spokesperson for Cheryl – who was convicted of assault in 2003 – refused
to comment.