A SCARBOROUGH man was left needing reconstructive face surgery after being attacked by a gang of teenagers outside an Indian restaurant, a court heard.
Three youths appeared before York Crown Court for sentencing for their part in an affray which left their victim needing metal plates inserted into jaw and cheekbone fractures and an artificial socket constructing to protect his eye.
The court hea
rd how the Scarborough trio, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been part of a larger group which had been out drinking.
They gathered outside the Nishat Spice Restaurant in Prospect Road on May 10, last year where they saw another teenager dining with his mother and the man they attacked.
Some of the gang approached the teenager after having had an alleged run in with him in the past. The teenager went outside with them and a fight started.
Prosecutor Chris Smith told how the teenager's mother got caught up in the disturbance which resulted in the victim being punched several times, knocked to the ground and then repeatedly kicked about the face and head.
The court heard that no-one could identify which of the gang had actually been involved in the kicking, although the three defendants had originally faced trial on a charge of wounding.
The jury in that earlier hearing were discharged before the end of the evidence and guilty pleas to affray from the youths accepted by the prosecution.
Two of the defendants, now aged 17 but each a year younger at the time of the affray, were remitted to Scarborough Youth Court for sentencing after the crown court heard they were of previous good character.
It was recommended they should not be given a custodial sentence. The third youth, now aged 18 but 17 at the time of the offence, was on court bail for wounding when he took part in the affray.
Mr Smith told the court how the defendant had broken a man's jaw after being asked to move his vehicle because it was blocking a Scarborough supermarket car park exit.
Ruth Cranage, in mitigation, said her client did not represent a danger to the public, adding that he had also been assessed by a psychiatrist. She said he had shown a growing maturity by staying out of trouble since the affray and now lived with his girlfriend and was actively seeking work.
The youth was sentenced to a Community Punishment Order of 100 hours unpaid work. The youths are protected by law from being identified.
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