Father-of-three broke man’s jaw in brutal attack

‘You are a large man and you beat him up extremely badly and he in no sense deserved this’

An ex- soldier and father- ofthree broke his neighbour’s jaw in a brutal attack at his victim’s home.

Michael Munday, 32, punched Colin Ellison to the ground and continued to rain blows down on him during the violent assault.

Mr Ellison was so badly injured he needed a metal plate fitted to his jaw which was broken in three places.

Bridget Todd, prosecuting, told Canterbury Crown Court that Munday and Mr Ellison lived in Bobbin Lodge Hill, Chartham.

Mr Ellison said he knew Munday was a difficult character.

He was up a ladder working at his home with a cement mixer going when Munday approached him.

Mr Ellison said he had no time to talk.

Munday would not go so Mr Ellison came down the ladder and asked him to leave.

“Munday kept going on and on and Mr Ellison said he was trespassing,” Miss Todd said.

“Mr Ellison went to the cab of the cement lorry to get his phone to ring the police. Munday was standing very close to him and Mr Ellison pushed him away. At that point he was hit in the face with multiple blows, fell to the floor and was continually hit.”

Munday, who had no previous convictions, was arrested and admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm.

James Burke, defending, said Munday was a soldier for 10 years and had left the Army with health problems, including PTSD and a prolapsed disc in his back, which meant he was unable to work.

He was remorseful about the attack and was trying to address his anger issues by attending a course in the new year.

Munday was told by recorder Rupert Lowe that he deserved to go to prison for the attack, but suspended a 16-month jail term for two years.

“You are a large man and you beat him up extremely badly and he in no sense deserved to receive this,” the recorder said.

“You did not leave and were determined to pick a fight with him.

“You deserve to go to prison for what you did but your family deserves to have you around.”

Munday was also ordered to pay Mr Ellison £1,000 compensation and placed under an electronic curfew from 8pm until6am for five months.