A clubber repeatedly punched a man in the face and knocked him unconscious in a nightclub attack. He tried to flee the scene and jump a barrier but was detained by door staff who discovered he was in possession of amphetamine.
Thomas Fereday, 35, brutally assaulted Robert Roffey at Coyote Ugly in Cardiff city centre on November 22 last year while out celebrating his birthday with friends. The attack was caught on CCTV after Mr Roffey sat at the group's table and deliberately knocked a drink and belongings off the table.
A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court on Friday heard the defendant approached the victim after he had picked up Fereday's bank notes which had fallen onto the floor from his coat pocket. Footage played to the court showed an argument breaking out and the defendant pushed Mr Roffey, who lifted his foot up. Fereday proceeded to grab the victim by the collar and they locked heads. Not long after this Fereday delivered six punches to the victim's face in quick succession, knocking him out cold.
