A YOUNG adult caused over £5,000 worth of damage to a man’s mouth and teeth following a ‘brutal and unprovoked’ assault outside a public house in Barrow, a court heard.

Kieran Quayle-Chapman, of Broadway, was sentenced on October 4 at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent (section 20).

Prosecutor Jacob Dyer said the incident started in the smoking shelter of the Blue Lamp pub in Barrow on Crellin Street in the early evening of September 24 2022.

He said Quayle-Chapman – aged 20 - had consumed six or seven pints when he headbutted the complainant in the face, who had been out drinking with friends in the town.

The victim described feeling dizzy and like a ‘brick hitting him in the face’ when the defendant first headbutted him, the court heard.

Mr Dyer said: “The defendant then crossed the road and headbutted the man in the street again. This time it connected with his teeth.

“He then swung a pint glass in his right hand towards the victim’s face."

The court heard the complainant was taken to Furness General Hospital for treatment.

Mr Dyer said the man suffered in excess of £5,000 worth of ‘serious damage’ to his teeth, as well as superficial cuts to the back of his ear as a result of the assault.

He added that the victim was forced to have a temporary bridge fitted in his mouth following 'fractures in a number of places'.

"The complainant felt pain and discomfort for three months and had to make five trips to Preston for post-reconstruction surgery of his mouth," Mr Dyer added.

In his victim personal statement, the complainant said: ‘I do not feel safe when I am out - especially when I am on my own.

'The glassing has left me with a scar behind my ear. The incident has left me lacking confidence.’

Defence barrister Louise Watson said her client was remorseful for his behaviour.

She said: “The incident occurred when he was 18-years-old. He does not fully understand the impact of his disgraceful and violent behaviour.

“However, he accepts what he has done has had a profound psychological and physical impact on the victim. He is ashamed of himself.

“It was a brutal and unprovoked attack on someone doing nothing more than standing outside a pub. There is little to be said in mitigation for the facts of the offence.

“He was immature at the time, but there are signs he is changing. He is now in work, in a stable relationship and has a loving family. He has sought help with alcohol and drugs and is reducing his cannabis usage on a daily basis.

“He presents as someone who wants to live a pro-social lifestyle and live a lawful life. He is not the same impetuous young man when he committed this offence.

“If you were to send him to prison, he would lose his job and be exposed to criminally minded individuals."

His Honour Judge Guy Mathieson described the offence as a ‘thoroughly nasty incident’.

Before imposing an 18-month suspended sentence in a young offender’s institution for 18 months, Judge Mathieson said: “You were a disgrace. There is absolutely no justification for what you did.

“To drink and then act like a yob and a thug is no explanation. I doubt very much you do not remember what happened that night.

“You deserve to go to prison. However, everything I read suggests you are something of a changed man.

“You are lucky the delays in this case are in your favour. It would have been an immediate period of custody had it been brought to court earlier."

As part of the order the judge required Quayle-Chapman to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay £6,000 in compensation to the victim at a rate of £200 p/m as a ‘constant reminder’ of how close he came to custody.