VIDEO: Amateur fighter caged for "coward's punch" street attack
A COWARDLY self-styled fighter who launched an unprovoked attack on a man who was looking the other way has been caged for 18 months.
Father-of-two Scott Brelsford, 21, and 36-year-old Michelle Goodman knocked the man senseless in the sneaky attack, Plymouth Crown Court heard.
Brelsford punched the man as he was looking away and then returned to take a running kick towards the victim's head as he lay on the ground.
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Amateur fighter Brelsford, who has previous convictions for violence, took to the ring to battle another man at a packed live event in April. The 'Heroes of the Ring 2' event drew dozens of mixed martial arts and 'cage-fighting' fans to the Oceana nightclub in Barbican Leisure Park.
The attack in Union Street last month saw Goodman also hit the stranger after the first blow – and then strike him with her handbag.
Plymouth Crown Court was shown dramatic CCTV footage which showed the incident among a crowd of revellers outside a club.
Judge Paul Darlow told Brelsford: "You directed a coward's punch timed to be delivered when the person whom you hit was looking away and he had no chance to deflect the blow or defend himself.
"That takes him to the ground. Almost immediately, Michelle Goodman, you joined in, punching him and raining blows on him with your handbag. You were heavily under the influence."
Judge Darlow jailed them both for 18 months. Goodman's sentence included four months for breaching a previous suspended prison term imposed for a pub attack.
Brelsford, of Efford Lane in Efford, and Goodman, of Hobart Street, Millbay, both admitted jointly assaulting their 37-year-old victim causing actual bodily harm in Union Street on August 5.
Alistair Verheijen, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said Brelsford, Goodman and the victim were outside The Venue nightclub when it closed at 6am.
"As far as the victim is concerned, that is the last thing he remembered until he woke up in Derriford Hospital," he added.
The court heard how police found the victim "unresponsive" on the ground, though he came around after a short time.
Mr Verheijen said the victim was left with cuts, bruises and grazes to his head, which needed stitches.
The court heard that both defendants had convictions for violence.
Jason Beal, for Brelsford, said: "When he is not drinking and getting into trouble he is capable of working.
"He has two young children and he recognises he is very little good to them in the position he is in at the moment.
"He is appalled at the way he behaved that night."
Victoria Hoyle, for Goodman, said she was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder after experiences in her childhood and her marriage.
She said that she had given up drinking and even acted as a volunteer for substance abuse charity Hamoaze House.
The court heard she thought she could go out on a social drink, but had resorted to binge drinking.
See the CCTV footage at thisisplymouth.co.uk
Comments
by Monkeybone
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 12:18PM
“What a pu55y!! Waits til the guy is looking away, then sucker punches him! Then runs off like a b1tch, just in case his victim didnt go down and handed him a hiding! Scumbag. And as for that creature Goodman, she should be put down, like the sick dog she is.”
by CharlieDodd
Sunday, September 30 2012, 7:45PM
“Is his forehead printed in braille?”
by ysr80
Sunday, September 30 2012, 2:50PM
“Hes such a good cage fighter that he needs to throw the punch when the man looks away, you must be so proud of yourself. A real role model for your kids.
Sounds to me someone gets there a55 kicked in the ring/cage, so needs to do the dirty, as for the poor excuse of a woman, she really does look like a smack head.”
by raidersfan1
Saturday, September 29 2012, 8:33PM
“Shame on the Bouncers, they obviously get paid for nought!”
by spartancourag
Saturday, September 29 2012, 8:05PM
“A fact that he can hold down a job might mean he is only like this whilst in drink? just a thought.”
by CharlieDodd
Saturday, September 29 2012, 7:32PM
“The complex pattern of furrows on his forehead looks like the ancient hieroglyphics in an Indiana Jones temple”
by MPstink1
Saturday, September 29 2012, 4:51PM
“Michelle Goodman disgusting low life. Walking talking dog mess.”
by Chunder123
Saturday, September 29 2012, 3:39PM
“its not right people like this find emplyment and not violent people are unemployed or are not able to find employment easily due to work shortages. Have him replaced”
by josdave
Saturday, September 29 2012, 3:27PM
“belly1234 you are right and as they say "many a true word spoken in jest". Our courts are a laughing stock and the greedy defence lawyers aren't much better, trying to make misfits like them appear to be victims.”
by Chunder123
Saturday, September 29 2012, 3:21PM
“Torbay has a quite number of mentally ill people for its size. USe caution as they exist in all forms and professions. SOMe of the businesses in torbay are run by nutters or staffed. There's a a lot of mental defectives in torbay. the scary thing is when they get positions of power in jobs like social services e.t.c.”