A man who attacked a 77-year-old with his own umbrella as he walked home from work late at night has been jailed.
Michael Stephen Jones had only just been released from prison on the day he grabbed pensioner David Hird by the neck and pulled him to the floor as he walked home from a bus stop in Brunswick Road, Buckley .
The 28-year-old demanded money but when Mr Hird, who thought he could be killed, told him he did not have any, he let him go.
CCTV of the incident, which was played at Mold Crown Court, showed Jones strike the victim with his own umbrella before walking off.
The pensioner picked up his bag and umbrella and continued to make his way home – but Jones then ran up to him again and punched him in the face, causing a black eye.
Jones, of no fixed abode, admitted a charge of assault with intent to rob on March 4 this year and was jailed for three years and four months.
'A particularly nasty offence'
Judge Rhys Rowlands said it was a particularly nasty offence on a vulnerable victim and warned if he had been convicted after trial he would have received a five year sentence.
Judge Rowlands said the victim was a hard-working Tesco Mold employee who had got off the bus after a shift and was walking home at around 10.40pm when he had “the misfortune to come across you”.
“Fortunately for him, and for you, there were no long lasting or serious injuries,” he said.
Judge Rowlands said the victim had to change his routine and was now met at the bus stop because his family did not want him to walk alone at Buckley at night.
Prosecutor David Mainstone told the court there had been earlier complaints about Jones being rowdy and acting in a drunken manner.
Nothing un-towards occurred when Mr Hird walked past him but then a yard or so further on the defendant grabbed him from behind.
The prosecutor said: “He tried to struggle but to no avail. At one point he believed he was going to kill him.”
Previous convictions
The court heard Jones had previous convictions for 39 offences including violence and dishonesty .
Defending barrister Oliver King said it was conceded it was a nasty incident but he said that the victim was clearly a stoic individual.
There was no doubt the incident would have left him shaken and it would have had an effect upon him.
The defendant had been released from prison, had been told his new baby was Down’s Syndrome, he did not know how to cope and returned to his old ways and got drunk. When in drink he got angry.
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