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Exeter Crown Court
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A man who took part in a mass brawl on Bideford Quay has been spared an immediate jail sentence after he suffered a serious head injury in a second incident on the same night.
Charlie Lance kicked and punched a helpless man who was on the ground in the stairwell of public conveniences near the Lundy Office on the afternoon of December 30, 2019.
He suffered a significant head injury in an apparently unrelated assault elsewhere in Bideford a couple of hours later.
He needed specialist neurological treatment in hospital and has been left with epilepsy, Exeter Crown Court was told.
Woman launched violent attack on man with dog at Bideford quay
Michelle Weeks also spat int he face of a police officer after being arrested.
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A woman was filmed on CCTV punching, kicking and stamping on a man during a violent group attack in Bideford.
Michelle Weeks, 37, repeatedly swung punches and aimed kicks while the victim lay on the ground.
The man suffered facial injuries in the attack and also severe bites when his own dog turned against him and sunk its teeth into his arm.
The attack only ended when a passer-by stepped in to push the attackers away.