Overview
- Jack David Anthony Merry, 25, was sentenced at York Crown Court on December 4 and made subject to a restraining order.
- Merry pleaded guilty to attempted Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent following the September street assault.
- He chased a 20-year-old on Aberdeen Walk at about 10:45pm, knocked him down, punched and kicked him, then stamped on his head while he was unconscious.
- Members of the public recorded the attack on mobile phones, helped identify Merry, and he was arrested the next day.
- Detective Constable Darrel Temple described the assault as vicious and said witnesses feared the victim had been killed, though police report no serious or long-term injury.