Two thugs launched an unprovoked and violent attack on a group of Durham University students who were on their way to a ball.
Jordan Howey, 24, and Stevie Holliday, 30, attacked the group of students in Durham city centre, with Howey going on to spray ammonia in the face of a witness who intervened in the incident. The attack, which was carried out on November 25 last year, happened after the pair were kicked out of a nearby Tesco.
On Wednesday, Howey, of no fixed address, and Holliday, of Hunter House, Walker, Newcastle, appeared at Durham Crown Court via link. Howey was sentenced for two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of a charge relating to the spraying of a noxious substance.
