Thug who knocked out victim in Havant spared prison sentence

A MAN has been spared jail after delivering a devastating single punch to his victim knocking him unconscious for 20 minutes.

Bradley Judge, 27, of Twittens Way, Havant, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm on January 23.

He punched a man causing bleed on the brain.

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The victim needed to stay in hospital for two weeks, with an eight-week recovery period afterwards.

At Portsmouth Magistrates' Court, the defendant was handed a 16-week jail term suspended for a year.

Judge must pay £1,500 compensation.

He is banned from the Westerley pub in Havant for a year.

He must complete 10 days' rehabilitation activities.

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