Man attacked three men after drinking binge

A COMBINATION of lack of medication and 10 pints of beer resulted in three men being assaulted in Bedminster.

Christopher Knight was given a suspended jail term on September 7, Bristol Crown Court heard.

But, having been released from custody without the medication he needed, two days later he got drunk and punched three men in the street.

Knight, 26, of Wade Street in St Jude’s, admitted three charges of assault by beating.

Judge Michael Longman gave him a two-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

The judge told him: “All (the assaults) were entirely unprovoked and will have left all three victims shocked at the time and, in the longer term, nervous about going out and going about their lawful daily activities.”

He gave Knight a four-month curfew in which he must stay indoors between 5pm and 5am.

He was ordered to pay each of his victims £200 compensation.

The court heard Knight punched one man in the face in

Bedminster Parade, then punched another man in the nose, and punched a third man to the left side of his head.

Knight told police he had been out in Bristol, got drunk, and could not recall a thing before waking up in the police station. He said he was sorry, saying he drank eight to 10 pints of Guinness and beer as well as a Jagerbomb.

Matthew Comer, defending, said his client had been released from custody without his medication and, when properly medicated, could function properly.