Peter McCallister told he was lucky not to be facing more serious charge than GBH after attacking a man he'd argued with in a pub
A drunk who head butted a man left him with a blood clot that “could have been fatal”.
Peter McCallister was told he was lucky he wasn’t facing a murder charge over his attack on Mark Stanton, who was knocked on the ground outside a pub in Barmouth.
McCallister, 45, had got into an argument with his victim, punching him twice in the face.
CCTV footage of the incident in King Edward Street, Barmouth late on December 6 showed McAllister had moments earlier punched Mr Stanton twice to the face knocking him to the ground.
David Mainstone, prosecuting at Caernarfon crown court, said: “McAllister initially stood away from the three men as an argument ensued but then he approaches Mr Stanton and punches him twice to the face causing him to fall to the ground.
“He has difficulty getting up and after doing so, and while walking past McAllister, he is head butted causing him to fall backwards knocking his head on the roadway.”
Passers by went to his aid and an ambulance was called. A blood clot on his brain did not end up needing surgery.
McAllister, of Kings Crescent in Barmouth, was arrested shortly after the attack but refused to answer questions at an interview in a police station.
Defence barrister Simon Rogers said McAllister accepted a jail term was inevitable but said there were mitigating reasons why the judge could temper its length.
He said McAllister had pleaded guilty at the first available opportunity and asked the judge to accept that the remorse he had expressed to a probation officer was genuine.
Jailing him for 18 months, the judge said: “No thanks to you, but because of you, the blood clot did not increase in size and surgery was not required.
“That injury could have been fatal and you may have been facing a charge of manslaughter or murder.”
Welcoming the sentence Det Sgt Lisa Jones said: “Offences of violence are fortunately rare in our communities and so when they do occur it’s reassuring to see the offenders will go to prison.
"I hope the victim can feel some sense of justice and is able to carry on with his life and Mr McAllister will now have plenty of time to reflect upon his actions last December.”
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/drunk-barmouth-head-butt-could-12663512
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