Two boat owners threw punches at one another in a fight by the River Trent. The pair were sat on their boats at Trent Bridge when it was the victim who was abusive to Neil Brice.
Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, March 30, Brice then got the better of his victim and repeatedly punched him on the ground, causing a fracture in his face on July 30, 2020. It left the injured man with depression and anxiety, and led him to make changes to his life.
Judge Steven Coupland described what happened as, "excessive self-defence", and impulsive. There had been mooring arguments between them over the years, and the judge said it was plain there was no "love lost between them" before this incident.
