A drunken pub customer, caught on CCTV launching a frenzied attack on an innocent bystander who was beaten to the ground, was spared jail despite a local crackdown on boozy thugs.
Beauty salon assistant Jonathon Brunsdon, 26, of 1a Ilchester Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol pleaded guilty at London’s Blackfriars Crown Court to assaulting Darren Sanderson by beating on March 14.
Brunsdon was drinking at the famous gay bar The Black Cap, Camden High Street, Camden, with a girl companion and his uncle when trouble flared.
Judge Deva Pillay told Brunsdon: “Violence of the kind I have just seen is endemic in Camden, endemic in public houses, where we see young men throwing their weight around.
“These courts see a lot of violence in Camden and the police and local authority have asked the courts to pass Draconian sentences to stamp it out,” added the Judge.
The court viewed CCTV footage of first-time offender Brunsdon acting aggressively outside the busy pub, where an unrelated fight had broken out, and then launching an unprovoked attack on another customer as he left.
Brunsdon, who had been living in London for a short time before returning to his native Bristol, was filmed throwing multiple punches and continuing the assault as Mr. Sanderson fell to the ground.
He claims he was trying to re-enter the pub, fearing his uncle got caught up in the other disturbance.
“These courts are determined to stamp out this kind of drunken violence on our streets. You behaved quite appalingly,” added Judge Pillay.
He sentenced Brunsdon to twelve months probation, plus 100 hours unpaid community service work and £250 costs.
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