A dad is behind bars after breaking his good friend’s jaw in an alcohol-fuelled ‘frenzied and violent assault’ over a remark about his kids’s behaviour.
Shaun Warner, 29, lashed out at Michael Younger at Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl on June 26 final 12 months after downing 9 pints of lager.
Mr Younger suffered a number of fractures to his jaw, nostril and hyoid bone within the assault in addition to everlasting nerve harm.
Warner, from Treharris, south Wales, was discovered responsible of inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent following a trial.
A sentencing listening to at Cardiff Crown Courtroom on Friday heard Warner took offence to a remark made by Mr Younger’s accomplice concerning his kids.
The pair initially wrestled and pushed one another however the scenario calmed down after safety workers threatened to have Warner faraway from the positioning.
Prosecuting, Josh Scouller mentioned: ‘The 2 males stayed up ingesting whereas the youngsters (and companions) went to mattress.
‘Mr Warner reignited the argument in regards to the remark made about his kids.
‘Mr Younger requested if they may take care of it within the morning however the defendant punched Mr Younger to the face while holding an e-cigarette.’
After being knocked to the ground Mr Younger was repeatedly punched and kicked within the physique and ‘stamped on no less than twice’ the court docket heard.
‘Mr Younger felt his jaw crunch on the second stamp and he misplaced consciousness,’ Mr Scouller mentioned.
Following the assault, Mr Younger awakened in intensive care on the College Hospital of Wales with a number of fractures, cuts and bruising to his face.
In a sufferer impression assertion, he mentioned the assault had led to long run unfavourable penalties, together with issues consuming and ingesting because of everlasting nerve harm sustained within the incident.
Mr Younger mentioned he had additionally been pressured to take 4 months off work whereas he recovered.
‘My private life has been affected and I don’t exit ingesting and socialising,’ he added.
‘I’m petrified of being assaulted if I am going out and I endure from melancholy… I battle to sleep and I'm a shadow of my former self… I'm petrified of Shaun and don't want to see him once more.’
Mitigating, Stephen Thomas mentioned Warner was remorseful and accepts his behaviour was ‘wholly unacceptable’.
He described the defendant’s actions as ‘an outburst of drunken violence’ after shedding management.
The court docket heard he had earlier convictions together with affray, frequent assault and utilizing threatening, abusive, insulting phrases or behaviour.
Warner was sentenced to five-and-a-half years imprisonment, minus 128 days served on tag.
He was additionally made topic to an indefinite restraining order.
Sentencing, Choose David Wynn Morgan mentioned: ‘This was a frenzied and violent assault which resulted in grave accidents.’
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