Paragraph four reads: “Michael Clare, defending, said Roberts was sorry
for what had happened, that he suffered from depression, was on medication
and could not remember anything when he drank alcohol.”
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human body.
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Diss pub attacker escapes jail term
Published Date: 16 April 2010
By Unknown
A 24-year-old Diss man has been given a suspended prison sentence and
ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work following an assault at a pub.
At a hearing at Norwich Crown Court on Wednesday, Paul Roberts, of Paine
Close, admitted assaulting 18-year-old William Webster – knocking out two of
his front teeth at The Crown pub, St Nicholas Street, in the early hours
of Christmas Day last year.
The court was told that Roberts had been given a community order for
affray in October last year, following an incident at The Greyhound pub, in
which the victim suffered a deep cut on his nose.
Michael Clare, defending, said Roberts was sorry for what had happened,
that he suffered from depression, was on medication and could not remember
anything when he drank alcohol.
Malcolm Robins, prosecuting, said Roberts and Mr Webster knew each other
and Mr Webster accepted he may have said something which could have upset
Roberts, who then elbowed him in his mouth.
But he said Mr Webster did not retaliate and other people in the pub were
trying to calm Roberts down.
Roberts was given a 30-week prison sentence, suspended for two years and a
one-year supervision order, under which he must attend an anger management
programme for up to six months.
Roberts was also ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work for the community
and pay £1,000 compensation to Mr Webster.
Judge Alasdair Darroch told Roberts: “I think the public will be better
protected if you go on a course rather than me sending you to prison.”
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