Pete Doherty 'attacks' journalist

Pete Doherty allegedly attacked a journalist for The Mirror last Tuesday.

Apparently Doherty, angered at the newspaper's portrayal of him as a drug addict, decided to set upon reporter Laurie Hanna at north London's Boogaloo pub.

The Babyshambles frontman supposedly punched Hanna, exclaiming: "What is it your paper calls me - f***king junkie scum?" Hanna then sought hospital treatment for bruising and swelling.

Stereoboard.com quotes the journalist as saying: "Doherty was passing me on my left-hand side and the next thing I knew his right fist had lashed out and connected with my left eye."

A police statement ran: "Police are investigating an allegation at the Boogaloo pub, Archway Road, Highgate, N6 at approximately 18.55 on Tuesday 26 June. No arrests have been made. It is alleged at that the suspect punched the victim in the face causing bruising."

Meanwhile, Doherty's camp are non-committal over the incident, saying: "We have nothing to say on this matter. We don't know anything about it. We cannot get hold of anyone involved."