Drunk troublemaker knocked man out and headbutted woman
DRUNKEN troublemaker Peter Atkins knocked a man unconscious and headbutted a woman in the face after going "on the rampage" at a hostel.
The woman was left dazed and badly bleeding during violent scenes that were fuelled by the drug M-Cat and vodka, Grimsby Crown Court heard.
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Rampage: Atkins had been “out of control” on M-Cat mixed with vodka.
Atkins, 22, formerly of Cromwell Road, Grimsby, admitted affray and damaging a window on May 1.
Patrick Palmer, prosecuting, said Atkins had been drinking heavily when he became involved in a series of confrontations at the YMCA hostel in Peaks Lane, Grimsby.
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He became angry with Gemma Jennings and said he wanted to fight someone. He punched Joseph Sargent in the head and started chasing after him.
Atkins punched Christopher Cann on the head, knocking him unconscious, and leaving him bleeding from his mouth.
He punched Miss Jennings and Sargent, who punched him back. Atkins grabbed Mr Sargent's arm, aggravating an old injury, and headbutted Lauren Lowry in the face.
She was knocked to the floor and was left dazed, with her nose bleeding heavily and blood trickling into her eyes. He broke a window and was bleeding heavily, but said he wanted to get Mr Sargent.
The police arrived and gave him "warning after warning", but they had to use a Taser on him to calm him down.
Andrew Bailey, mitigating, said Atkins had been "out of control" on M-Cat mixed with vodka. He claimed he remembered nothing of the incident at all, but had apologised to those involved and had shown remorse.
Judge Peter Clark told Atkins: "You went on the rampage at the YMCA, hitting four separate people and ending up breaking a window."
Atkins was jailed for 15 months.
Comments
by Ian_Gillan
Thursday, September 20 2012, 10:01AM
“Refreshing to see a jail sentence, but 18 months (so that's a three-year sentence) would have been more appropriate.”
by redone66
Friday, September 14 2012, 4:19PM
“15months what a joke, should have been minimum of 5 years.He claims he cant remember the incidents,the oldes excuse since bread was sliced,i cant remember ,if he got a public flogging aor put in a set of stocks in town centre,so we could all pass and laugh at the clown,he would remember that.Come on courts start giving out punishments that mean something,whos with me ?”