Man avoids jail after breaking roofer's jaw in pub assault

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 5 Oct, 16:12 · Archive

Thomas Swateridge avoided jail after punching a man outside a Taunton pub and breaking his jaw.

Thomas Swateridge punched a man in the face outside a pub in Taunton, breaking his jaw. Swateridge avoided jail by what the court described as the 'skin of his teeth', meaning he narrowly escaped a custodial sentence.

How it is being reported

• Bridgwater man broke roofer's jaw in vicious pub assaultBridgwater Mercury · 5 Oct, 12:00
• Man's jaw broken in vicious assault outside Taunton pubBridgwater Mercury · 5 Oct, 12:00
• Man's jaw broken in vicious assault outside Taunton pubSomerset County Gazette · 5 Oct, 12:00

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