Thug chased, punched, kicked and stamped on Pontefract nightclubber
The violent altercation was caught on CCTV
A thug rained blows down on a man in a nightclub leaving him with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
Jake Marshall and a pal targeted the man in Big Fellas in Pontefract, later claiming the victim had “committed a crime”, although no further details were disclosed during the sentencing hearing at Leeds Crown Court this week.
It was heard that Marshall and his unnamed co-accused saw the man sat on the floor on the Beastfair venue at around 1am on March 14.
The approached him and began to lash out, kicking him to the head and body.
The man was able to get to his feet and flee, pursued by the pair.
CCTV played to the court showed them chasing him outside, where they continued the assault. Marshall was seen to stamp on the man.
The victim was later taken to Pinderfields Hospital and required to have his lung drained.
Prosecutor Joel Wootten said the man had previously suffered a brain injury so his recollection of the night was not clear.
Marshall, of Heather Gardens, Pontefract, was later arrested but gave a no-comment interview.
The 32-year-old has no previous convictions.
He admitted Section 20 GBH. He appeared in court over a video link from HMP Doncaster where he has been held on remand since May.
Mitigating, Paul Addison said: “He concedes he made a bad error of judgement when he was in that nightclub.
“It was in the heat of the moment, he apologises and is remorseful.”
Marshall claimed that he had found the victim later that night and apologised.
Mr Addison said Marshall was hooked on ketamine at the time but having been held on remand was now clean, which he described as a “blessing in disguise”.
The judge, Recorder Helen Chapman, told Marshall: “You stamped on him while he was helpless. He was in no position to protect himself.
“It made for particularly unpleasant viewing. It was a group attack on a defenceless man.
“At best it was an act of retribution, at worst it was entirely unprovoked.”
She gave him a 20-month sentence, suspended for 24 months and gave him 15 rehabilitation days with probation.
He also ordered him to complete a nine-month drug rehabilitation requirement and a four-month alcohol abstinence monitoring requirement.