Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the “technical meaning of the term ‘headlock’”, but will not apologise to her colleague Matthew Guy over the allegation he assaulted her. Last week, it was revealed Deeming had in June reported to police that Guy, the opposition’s public transport spokesperson, had assaulted her at a Macedonian community event in Sunshine, Melbourne in May. Deeming alleged Guy had placed her in a form of headlock. CCTV footage of the event was circulated on Thursday, with police confirming that evening they had concluded their investigation, with no offence detected. In a statement released to media on Monday, Deeming’s lawyer, Cornerstone Legal’s Tim Houweling, said her complaint was based on her own recollection and after CCTV footage was released to media, she was able to view it for the first time. Houweling said Deeming, who is currently overseas, conceded she misunderstood the technical meaning of ‘headlock’. “She accepts that she misunderstood the technical meaning of the term ‘headlock’, but maintains that she used it in good faith to describe what happened,” she said. …