A man suffering from a drug-induced psychosis grabbed a child in Easton and assaulted him. Yusef Ulusow claimed to be a friend of the 10-year-old's dad, Bristol Crown Court heard. After he struck the youngster in Warwick Avenue a group of people intervened. Ulusow was arrested and was remanded in custody.
Ulusow, 46, of Old Bread Street in St Philips, pleaded guilty to assault on September 5 last year. He denied attempted child abduction and that charge was left to lie on file. Ulusow was remanded in custody some eight months ago, during which he received treatment at Blackberry Hill Hospital deemed to be effective.
This meant that his time on remand exceeded the six months maximum sentence for his offence. Judge William Hart handed him a 12 months community order with a rehabilitation requirement.
