A thug is facing jail after he twice punched a man and left him with bleeds on the brain and permanent loss of taste and smell.
Kieron Robley and the victim were involved in an altercation in Newcastle when the former lashed out with his fists. A court heard that the 29-year-old struck the male twice, with the second blow sending him crashing to the floor.
The victim, who hit his head on the ground, was taken to hospital, where it was found he'd suffered three bleeds on the brain and had permanently lost his sense of taste and smell. He also had an "unpleasant" wound to the back of his head, which required staples.
