Horrifying footage shows the moment a thug kicks a vulnerable homeless man in the face, while he sat outside a Tesco.
Theo Maulba can be seen approaching the rough sleeper outside a Tesco Express,leaning over him and savagely kicking him in the face- so hard that it caused his head to recoil .
The footage showing the 24-year old attacking the homeless man on Dale Street in Liverpool city centre, quickly became viral and sparked an investigation after it was sent to police.
The thug has been handed a 16-week prison sentence, after appearing in Sefton Magistrates Court on Monday, December 14.
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Theo Maulba, 25, admitted assault by beating after kicking a rough sleeper outside a Tesco Express on Dale Street in Liverpol city centre on December 9.
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Recap: Man appears in court after rough sleeper kicked in face
The rough sleeper was kicked to the face in a city centre attack
The rough sleeper was kicked to the face in a city centre attack (Image: Daily Mirror)
A man today appeared in court after a rough sleeper was kicked to the face in a city centre attack.
The clip shows a man wrapped in a sleeping bag being kicked by another man outside the Tesco Express on Dale Street in Liverpool city centre.
Maulba, of no fixed address, appeared at Sefton Magistrates Court where he was handed a 16-week jail sentence after admitting assault by beating and possessions of a controlled drug of class B.
This is the man who kicked a rough sleeper in the face and then claimed he was his friend
A video of the incident sparked outrage on social media
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A man who kicked a rough sleeper in the face sparking outrage claimed the pair were friends and the violence was sparked over a row over money for spice.