Man jailed over one punch assault, as brain damaged victim still in coma
Man jailed over one punch assault, as brain damaged victim still in coma The victim’s brain injury is permanent Paul Hayes was jailed for three years. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police A man has been jailed for three years after an assault in a village pub near Spalding left his victim with brain damage and still in a coma. Paul Hayes, 46, was drinking in the Black Bull in Donington at around 11.30pm on January 4 last year. Mark Hatcher, also 46, from Donington had also been drinking in the pub that evening and was asked to leave by a staff member. After leaving he was confronted by Hayes and a...