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Kicked in face in drunken assault

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A man who drunkenly attacked a stranger leaving the victim with a broken eye socket and permanently reduced vision, has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Ryan Steers (26) kicked the man in the face during the unprovoked assault, Leicester Crown Court heard.

Prosecutor Justin Wigoder said Steers walked up to his victim's car in Copthorne Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, at 12.10am on September 25, 2011, and started banging on it, asking for a lift.

He said the victim pushed Steers away who responded by pushing him to the ground.

When he was on the ground, Steers ran in and kicked him once in the face.

Mr Wigoder said: "The kick connected near the right eye and it began bleeding immediately.

"The defendant ran off, a friend of the victim came out, saw him and rang the ambulance."

Mr Wigoder said that when the victim went to his friend's house, Steers was outside banging on the windows.

He said: "A couple of the victim's friends arrived and detained Steers until the police arrived."

Mr Wigoder said the victim suffered bleeding on the back of the eye and had to have a metal plate inserted in his face to repair his broken eye socket.

In an impact statement sent to the court, the victim told how the attack has left him with 30 per cent reduced vision in his right eye.

The victim, who had to take seven weeks off work, said the attack had damaged his self-confidence and left him wary of strangers in case he gets assaulted again.

The court was told that Steers has 20 convictions for 30 offences, including dishonesty, affray and harassment.

Steers, of Steins Lane, Humberstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm on September 25, 2011.

James Varley, defending, said the attack was a one-off incident which his client regretted.

He said: "It was gross error of judgement while he was in the pit of drink."

Judge Simon Hammond told Steers: "This was an unprovoked attack and a typical act of gratuitous, drunken violence. There is no excuse for it.

"You kicked a man when he was on the floor and completely defenceless.

"You could have blinded him. Kicking people can cause serious injury and can actually kill people."


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