A thuggish soldier disgraced the name of our heroic armed forces after violently kicking and stamping another man’s head – leaving his victim with severe brain damage.
Wayne Bowe, 24, launched his frenzied attack on 25 year-old Michael Hewitt, who was walking to a nightbus stop after enjoying a night out in the West End with a pal.
Bowe, (pictured), pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Mr. Hewitt in Chandos Place, Covent Garden, in the early hours of February 28 and was jailed for five years and four months at the Old Bailey.
The court heard it was 3.30am when Bowe attacked the victim, kicking and stamping on his head up to twenty times as he lay helpless and unconscious.
The soldier fled the scene, but left behind telltale DNA which police matched to a sample he gave nine months earlier for an unrelated matter.
Detective Sergeant Louise Cornwell, of Westminster's Serious Violence Team, said: "This was an unprovoked and random attack, which has left the victim with serious injuries.
"We are lucky that we held Bowe's DNA evidence on file, as it enabled us to trace Bowe quickly and bring him to justice."
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