Tony Atkinson has been jailed for the attack
A man who assaulted his victim so brutally he was left fearing for his life and struggling to breath as he choked on his own blood has been jailed.
Once inside the flat, an argument blew up which led to a fight. Danielle Gilmour, prosecuting, said Atkinson then launched a "brutal and sustained" attack during which he was punched to the face several times and dragged on the floor. When the attack ended, the victim managed to stumble outside and collapsed on the pavement and an ambulance was called to take him to hospital. Miss Gilmour said: "The defendant was leaning out of the flat shouting down that if anyone else came up they would get the same treatment."
Atkinson, who was seen taking items to a wooded area behind the flats and setting fire to them, was arrested then released on bail with conditions not to contact prosecution witnesses. However he then set about intimidating two women who had given statements to police about what they had seen. Miss Gilmour said: "He said he had seen the witness statements and they were in for it. He said he knew the Sayers and she was getting her caravan blown up and both their houses were getting done."
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