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Man jailed for smashing pint glass over love rival's head
"Awful" incident took place at The Mad Italian restaurant in front of shocked diners
A man who walked into a restaurant and smashed a pint glass over his love rival's head has been jailed for 14 months.
Jealous Liam Casey admitted the assault which took place at The Mad Italian eatery.
Grimsby Crown Court heard how Casey, 37, went into the restaurant in Hessle on November 12, 2023 and shouted 'You have been sh****** my bird.'
He struck the man once over the head and then again a second time during which the pint glass shattered.
Prosecuting, Michael Masson said Casey had eight convictions for 11 offences, the last of which was in 2016 also for grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutor said the woman involved is no longer with the complainant, who needed stitches to his forehead and ear.
Mitigating, Shebanee Devadasan, told how Casey, of Roland Avenue, Hull, had been in custody and on a tagged curfew for a considerable time before the sentencing hearing at Grimsby. She said he has a supportive relationship with his mother and he has two dependent children.
However, The Mirror reports that Judge Gurdial Singh said the attack was 'an utterly disgraceful assault.'
He said it was deliberate striking on two occasions with a weapon. Having viewed the CCTV footage from the restaurant, the judge said: 'It is crystal clear what he does.
'You go into that restaurant and within seconds using an old-style pint glass, strike him and then strike him again which is when it shattered.
'It must have been awful for people to see, let alone for the people involved.'
He said the words he uttered in confronting the man 'revealed the motive.'
Before jailing Casey, the judge added: 'He was bleeding badly. They were very unpleasant wounds you caused.'
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