News Bite attack man gets last chance
Magistrates told a Goole man that he was 'on a slippery slope' to prison but was being given a last chance to sort his life out after being found guilty of two charges of actual bodily harm (ABH) and driving offences.
Barry Moore (41), of Eastgate appeared before Goole Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to face two charges of ABH, one charge of driving without a driving licence and a charge of driving without insurance. He had previously entered guilty pleas to all charges.
Prosecutor Mrs Julie Laverack Glanville told the court that on March 2 this year, the victim was drinking with friends in the Landing Strip pub on Burlington Crescent when he saw Mr Moore approach his friend on a number of occasions to talk to him. Later in the evening the victim turned to see Mr Moore on top of his friend so he placed his arm around Mr Moore in a bid to break up the fight.
Mistaking the victim for another man who had attacked him earlier in the evening, Mr Moore sank his teeth into his arm, breaking the skin, drawing blood and leaving the man needing hospital treatment.
On May 14, police went to Mr Moore's house to speak to him about the assault and saw him leaving in a car. The car was stopped in Alexandra Street, where he was arrested for the assault and admitted that he had no driving licence at that time, as it had been "sent away to be up-dated". He also said he was driving the car without insurance.
Mr Moore was also found guilty of occasioning ABH upon a second victim on June 3, when he went to his ex-girlfriend's flat in Eastgate.
The court heard that the defendant's former girlfriend and the vctim of this attack found Mr Moore "unconscious and drunk" outside her flat at around 10.30pm that evening. A few minutes later, when they were inside, Mr Moore began banging on the door of her flat, shouting abuse.
When he was refused entry, he climbed up the drainpipe and entered the flat through an open kitchen window. Mr Moore was pinned to the floor by the victim until he appeared calm enough to be released. The defendant then lunged at the other man, pinning him in a chair and biting his nose.
The defendant's ex girlfriend punched Mr Moore in the back and hit him across the back of the head with a metal object in a bid to make him release his grip on the man, leaving Mr Moore needing minor hospital treatment. He released his grip and stumbled out into the corridor, where he lay on the floor. All three were later arrested for the incident.
Defending, Mr Shaun Pinchbeck said that Mr Moore was in a relationship with the woman at the time, and still was. He was attempting to enter her flat that evening in order to reclaim his cooker and freezer.
The court heard that Mr Moore did not get physically violent until the man had pinned him to the floor; he lashed out because he was annoyed, but accepted that his actions were "not reasonable".
Mr Pinchbeck added that the previous assault in the Landing Strip was a case of mistaken identity, as Mr Moore was punched in the side of the face earlier that evening by a man, knocking his glasses off. He mistakenly thought that the victim was his attacker and later apologised to him for the assault.
Magistrates told Mr Moore on Tuesday: "You are 41-years-old and should have more sense. You are on a slippery slope; prison is calling you.
"We are giving you a chance to sort your life out."
For the two charges of ABH, Mr Moore was given two custodial sentences of four months, to run concurrently, both of which were suspended for 12 months. Mr Moore was also given a 12-month supervision order to help him to improve himself, and was ordered to pay £100 compensation to Mr Neesham and £100 in compensation to Mr Collinson.
For driving without insurance Mr Moore was fined £125 and had eight penalty points placed on his driving licence. He was fined £50 fine for driving without a licence and also had to pay £55 towards court costs and a compulsory £15 victim surcharge.
Published on 9th August 2007 in News.
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