An 18-stone Chicago police officer faces up to five years in jail after he was filmed repeatedly striking a woman in a bar. A judge last night dismissed Anthony Abbate’s claim that he was acting in self-defence after a barmaid attempted to stop him coming behind the bar. A video of the officer’s violent response has become infamous in the United States as it was replayed on television and the internet. Last night, Abbate was convicted of aggravated battery by John J Fleming, a Cook County Circuit judge. The policeman was cleared of two charges of official misconduct by the...