Jailed: Willenhall pub attacker given five years after stamping on victim's head during 'horrific' assault
A man who carried out a 'horrific' attack at a Willenhall pub over a £200 debt, leaving his victim with a broken jaw, has been jailed.
Danny Aiken, 49, of Harvesters Way, Short Heath, was jailed for five years and 10 months for a 'sustained' assault on a man who he lent the cash to a year before the attack.
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard how Aiken, who pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, punched his victim to the ground and then kicked him and stamped on his head after the man was knocked to the ground.
When onlookers tried to intervene, he told them that it was 'personal'.
The incident happened at the Red Lion pub in Bentley, Willenhall, on the Wolverhampton Road in November 2013.
The attack left Aiken's victim with a broken jaw, which has had to be operated on multiple times, and the court hear that to this day, he has problems with taste and sensation in the area.
The court was also told that the victim has started suffering from seizures since the attack and has been unable to find work.
Prosecuting, Mr Oliver Woodhouse, said: "The pair knew each other from attending the same pub for a number of years.
"Nearly 12 months prior to the night of the attack, Mr Aiken had borrowed the victim £200, which he had not yet had back.
"On that night, he had asked for the money back before telling the man to go outside.
"Once they were outside, he proceeded to punch him, followed by three kicks and two stamps to the head.
"Witnesses tried to stop but were told that everything was OK and that the matter was personal."
When police arrived, Aiken said that the pair had been in a fight with two other men.
Defending, Mr Peter McCartney said that Aiken was a man of good character and that the attack was '10 to 15 seconds of madness'.
He said: "It is obvious that it was extremely out of character.
"His father passed away that year and he and his partner suffered from a miscarriage. He is genuinely remorseful."
Judge Andrew Lockhart said: "Whatever the circumstances were, you carried out an attack that those who witnessed it claimed was horrific and has left a man facing medical problems for a long time yet.
"The only sentence I can impose is a custodial one."
