A MAN in his 60s is beginning his first custodial sentence for a vicious pub toilet assault on an older man, thought to have arisen from a neighbours’ dispute. Philip Robinson was convicted of an attack in which he is said to have repeatedly stamped on the 71-year-old on the floor of the gents at the Fox and Hounds, in Kirk Merrington, on April 18, 2018. The victim, who staggered from the toilets covered in blood, suffered facial fractures. Durham Crown Court heard that police were called and Robinson was arrested. He told police he found the victim lying on the floor already injured when he visited the toilet.
Phillip Robinson, 63, was accused of attacking the 71-year-old on April 18, 2018
A thug who repeatedly stamped on a pensioner s head in a vicious pub toilet assault has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
Phillip Robinson, 63, was accused of attacking the 71-year-old at the Fox and Hounds Inn in Kirk Merrington, County Durham, on April 18, 2018.
A jury at Durham Crown Court heard that the victim staggered from the toilets covered in blood and suffering facial fractures.
Following his arrest shortly after the assault, Robinson told police he had found the victim lying on the bathroom floor already injured.
The 63-year-old defendant denied wounding with intent but was ultimately found guilty by a jury following a four-day trial in March.
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