Man sentenced for two-on-one assault on neighbour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Christopher Curry was sentenced after punching a neighbour during a two-on-one attack that left the victim with jaw pain for four weeks.

Christopher Curry was sentenced on October 12 at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assault by beating. The attack occurred on February 8 when the victim, who lived next door in a terraced house, was eating his Sunday dinner and watching television. He heard a banging noise and saw Stephen Etheridge kicking the gate between their properties. When he asked Etheridge why he was damaging it, Etheridge took hold of him and they fell to the ground.

Etheridge punched the victim once on the nose whilst holding his legs around him. Curry, who was staying at Etheridge's property, saw what was happening from the kitchen and delivered two punches to the victim's face and jaw. The prosecution said the victim suffered jaw pain for four weeks as a result. Both the victim and his family no longer felt safe at their home address.

District Judge Philip Holden rejected Curry's claim that he had retaliated after being punched in the stomach. In mitigation, Curry's defence solicitor said he had played a smaller role and that he felt deeply ashamed about what happened.

How it is being reported

• Man suffered jaw pain for weeks after ‘two-on-one’ assault by neighboursA ‘TWO-on-one attack’ led to a man suffering pain in his jaw for weeks, a court heard.NW Evening Mail · 13 Oct, 06:00
• Man suffered jaw pain for weeks after ‘two-on-one’ assault by neighboursA ‘TWO-on-one attack’ led to a man suffering pain in his jaw for weeks, a court heard.Westmorland Gazette · 13 Oct, 06:00

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