Two males had been right this moment sentenced for his or her involvement in a “nasty” assault in Belfast metropolis centre earlier this yr.
James Robert Bowers and Seamus Denny had been as a result of stand trial on expenses arising from an incident on the Dublin Highway on the night of February 1, 2021.
Throughout the incident, which was captured on CCTV, a gaggle of males approached a Polish man and demanded that he hand over cash.
The sufferer was then backed towards a wall and punched twice to the pinnacle by Denny, which was adopted by a number of blows to the physique administered by Bowers.
Each Bowers (32) and Denny (29) denied expenses of tried theft and customary assault and a trial was as a result of start at Belfast Crown Courtroom right this moment.
Nonetheless, after a 3rd cost — assaulting the Polish man occasioning him precise bodily hurt — was put to the 2 defendants, they every pleaded responsible and the 2 preliminary expenses weren't proceeded with.
Decide Neil Rafferty QC branded the incident as “nasty” and revealed that the injured man required dental work to restore harm brought about to his enamel.
Denny, of no fastened abode, was handed a nine-month sentence. Resulting from time served on remand, he is because of be launched this week.
Bowers, from Holywood Highway in Belfast, gave the impression to be what Decide Rafferty described as “uncoordinated and sweaty” within the dock and repeatedly interrupted proceedings.
He too was handed a nine-month sentence, which was suspended for 2 years.
Because the decide warned Bowers that any additional offending would result in a return to courtroom, Bowers spoke once more from the dock.
Telling the courtroom “I’m a yr off the heroin”, Bowers confirmed he understood the phrases of the suspended sentence and stated: “I can't reoffend.”