A man who clobbered his neighbour over the head with a curtain pole has been jailed. Ben Gingell had exchanged blows with the complainant during an altercation in the street.
Bristol Crown Court heard that, after they were separated, Gingell collected the pole from his camper van and bashed his neighbour on the head from behind. The victim was left needing 10 staples for an ugly head wound which has caused a permanent scar.
Gingell, 29, of Paintworks in Brislington, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm in February. The Recorder of Bristol His Honour Judge Peter Blair KC jailed him for 34 weeks.
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