A drunk dad left a man with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain after punching him once outside a North Tyneside bar.
Mark Davison and the victim were involved in an altercation near a pub in Tynemouth when the former lashed out with his fist, causing the latter to fall to the ground and hit his head. A court heard that, while the man lay injured on the street, Davison fled but made the mistake of dropping his mobile phone and wallet, which were subsequently used to identify him.
The violence was also captured on CCTV and the married 34-year-old was arrested after he attended a police station voluntarily the next day. Magistrates in Newcastle heard that Davison said to officers at Middle Engine Lane "You may have my phone and wallet".
