Tom Meighan
Meighan pleaded guilty to assaulting Vikki Ager in April during a court appearance earlier this week.
Why wasn't the musician sent to prison for assaulting his ex-fiancee? Mandu Reid writes
Domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has also criticised Meighan’s sentence of 200 hours of unpaid work.
He appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court less than 24 hours after the band announced his departure.
The singer co-founded the British rock band as a student in the late 90s.