Kristofer Davies of Darlington jailed after breaching order

Kristofer Davies was given a suspended sentenced after he repeatedly punched his victim to the ground and continued the violence when his victim was on the floor.

Teesside Crown Court heard how the vicious unprovoked attack was caught on CCTV.

The 37-year-old was sentenced to nine-months in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to attend 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days, carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and was subjected to a 120-day alcohol abstinence programme.

Nigel Soppitt, prosecuting, said an arrest warrant was issued for the defendant after he failed to attend court for breaching the terms of his suspended sentence order.

He said Davies had been offered nine appointments by the Probation Service but had only attended one of those.

The court heard how the defendant also still had around 140 hours of unpaid work to complete.

Calum McNicholas, mitigating, said his client had been struggling with settled accommodation and bereavement but was now hoping to be able to live with a relative.

Davies, of no fixed abode but formerly of Darlington, pleaded guilty to breaching the terms of his suspended sentence order.

Judge Aisha Wadoodi activated seven months of the order after he failed to take advantage of the chance she had offered to him in July 2024.

She said: “The court will have made it clear that if you didn’t abide by the order and do what was requested of you that the suspended sentence could be activated.”

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At his initial sentencing hearing, the judge heard how the trouble flared following an earlier incident at the Greyhound pub in Darlington in May 2024 which resulted in his client turning up at the door of his cousin.

Davies repeatedly punched his victim to the ground and continued the violence when his victim was on the floor.

The victim required hospital treatment but had discharged himself after a couple of days.

He had pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm following the attack.