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Attacker sent to prison for 22nd time after leaving man with broken nose in Spennymoor assault

A persistent offender is in prison for the 22nd time after he broke a man's nose.

Callum Brown approached the man before pulling him to the floor and delivering punches to his head and body. The attack, which happened on the A688 in Spennymoor, left the victim with a broken nose. Afterwards, the victim was ran over by a van in an unrelated incident.

Brown appeared at Durham Crown Court via link from HMP Durham on Thursday to be sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He had pleaded guilty to the offence on the day his trial was due to start.

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