A man has been given a 16 month sentence which has been suspended for two years for a serious assault at a Whitehaven bar.
Karl Olstrum, aged 29, of Ullswater Avenue, Whitehaven was sentenced today (March 5) at Carlisle Crown Court for inflicting grievous bodily harm without intents.
Olstrum pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing on January 13.
On December 7 2019 at a bar on Duke Street, Whitehaven, Olstrum’s victim entered the bar just after 10pm.
Olstrum was stood at the bar at the time as the victim ordered drinks, a short while later the victim headed to the male toilet and Olstrum followed.