A jealous lover smashed an old-style pint glass over the head of a man he suspected of being his rival as he sat in an Italian restaurant.
Liam Casey, 37, of Roland Avenue, Hull admitted causing grievous bodily harm to the man who required stitches to his forehead and ear, Grimsby Crown Court heard.
Prosecuting, Michael Masson said Casey went into The Mad Italian restaurant in Hessle on November 12, 2023 and shouted “You have been sh****** my bird.” He struck him once over the head and then again a second time during which the pint glass shattered.
Mr Masson said the defendant had eight convictions for 11 offences, the last of which was in 2016 also for grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor said the woman involved is no longer with the complainant.
Mitigating, Shebanee Devadasan, told how her client had been in custody and on a tagged curfew for a considerable time before the sentencing hearing at Grimsby. She said he has a supportive relationship with his mother and he has two dependent children.
Judge Gurdial Singh said the attack was “an utterly disgraceful assault.” He said it was deliberate striking on two occasions with a weapon. Having viewed the CCTV footage from the restaurant, the judge said: “It is crystal clear what he does.”
He added: “You go into that restaurant and within seconds using an old-style pint glass, strike him and then strike him again which is when it shattered.”
Judge Singh said: “It must have been awful for people to see, let alone for the people involved.” He said the words he uttered in confronting the man “revealed the motive.”
The judge added: “He was bleeding badly. They were very unpleasant wounds you caused.” He jailed Casey for 14 months.