A man has been jailed for a violent assault outside a bar in Bournemouth.
Manuel Eugenio Caldeira, aged 57 and of Randolph Road in Bournemouth, was sentenced on Wednesday 26 May 2021 after admitting an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm at an earlier appearance at the same court.
He was sentenced to 22 months in prison.
At around 8.50pm on Saturday 25 January 2020 the ambulance service was called to a report that a man had been found unconscious outside Bar 7 in Christchurch Road.
The victim, a man aged in his 60s, had a number of head injuries and a witness reported that he had been involved in an altercation with another man.
Police were called and, following enquiries, it was established that Caldeira had attended the bar at around 7pm that evening and had been involved in an altercation with the victim inside the premises.
The victim went outside a short time later and the defendant was seen to follow him and lunge toward him.
Caldeira was arrested later that evening after attending the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for treatment to a hand injury.
The victim was taken to hospital and was placed in an induced coma due to the severity of is head injuries. He was subsequently treated for a number of facial fractures and has been left with long term neurological issues.
Detective Constable Ben Swain, of Bournemouth CID, said: “Manuel Caldeira subjected his victim to a nasty assault that left his victim with significant injuries that were initially considered to be potentially life-threatening and are likely to continue to impact him for the rest of his life.
“I am pleased that we were able to quickly identify this defendant as the man who was responsible for the assault and I would like to thank all the witnesses who supported our investigation.”