The tattooed lout had been drinking heavily on September 6 when he launched at Mr Hughes outside the fast-food branch in Hereford. Mr Hughes was walking past the restaurant at 2am when Barratt punched him so hard he was knocked out. "You punched Mr Hughes to the head, and that caused his head to hit the pavement, having significant and serious consequences." The court heard Barratt claimed Mr Hughes provoked the attack when he pulled his coat over his head. Mr Hughes was rushed to Hereford County Hospital before being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

Source: Daily Mirror May 27, 2021 11:24 UTC