Seven Years For Pub Thug

Jailed: David Pattinson

A pub thug, who twice kicked another unconscious drinker in the head – causing a bleed on the victim's brain – when their brawl spilled into the street, has been jailed for seven years.

The male victim suffered a fractured skull; hearing loss; amnesia and took nearly two years off work to recover from his injuries.

David Pattinson, 45, put the boot in after knocking the other man out cold outside the pub in Moorgate, City of London on Monday, February 11, 2019.

At Inner London Crown Court Pattinson, of Duke Street, Luton, Bedfordshire was convicted by a jury of inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent.

Detective Sergeant Ben Hurley, from the City of London Police, said: “This was a vicious and senseless attack; the victim sustained injuries that have had a huge impact on his life and he will now have to live with those forever.

“I hope that the sentence passed down today brings some closure to the victim, although no sentence will make up for how much these injuries have changed his life.”

CCTV footage from the pub showed Pattison entering at 8.32pm.

Pattison made his way to the bar before approaching a table, where the victim was sitting with another person. 

The CCTV footage showed Pattison, the victim and the other person talking around the table.

At 8.41pm after several minutes of conversation, the footage showed Pattison and the victim squaring up to each other. 

The pair began fighting in the pub before the fight spilled out onto the street.

Pattison headbutted, punched and kneed the victim in the face, causing the victim to fall to the floor unconscious. 

Pattison then kicked the victim in the head twice before the other person who was sat at the table intervened.

When interviewed, Pattison claimed that he didn’t know why he had been arrested and that he hadn’t done anything wrong.

The victim sustained a number of injuries, including retrograde amnesia meaning the victim has no recollection of the night or the attack.