Original sentence: In a statement made in 2019 about the incident, she said "in the heat of the moment, I slapped him because I felt threatened".Moran and an ex-boyfriend were arrested and briefly detained by police following a row at the 2013 Liberal Democrats Party Conference that culminated in Moran slapping her former partner.Moran and her partner were released from custody after charges were dropped
Edited sentence: In a statement made in 2019 about the incident, she said without explicit apology, "in the heat of the moment, I slapped him because I felt threatened".Moran and her partner were subsequently released without charge.Moran was arrested and detained by police following a row at the 2013 Liberal Democrats Party Conference that culminated in her physically attacking her former partner