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| Man lost eye in 'unprovoked' Huntingdon pub attack | Man lost eye in 'unprovoked' Huntingdon pub attack |
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| A man had one of his eyes removed after two teenagers attacked him at a pub. | A man had one of his eyes removed after two teenagers attacked him at a pub. |
| Morgan Harris threw a bottle at the victim's friend outside Cromwell's Bar in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in an "unprovoked" attack. | |
| Harris and Kyi Wickert, both 18, then attacked the man, whose eye was left "unsalvageable", Cambridge Crown Court heard. | Harris and Kyi Wickert, both 18, then attacked the man, whose eye was left "unsalvageable", Cambridge Crown Court heard. |
| The pair, from Huntingdon, were detained after they admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. | The pair, from Huntingdon, were detained after they admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent. |
| Harris, of Chestnut Close, was sentenced to nine years and six months, after he also pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, while Wickert, of Lammas Gardens, was sentenced to eight years. | Harris, of Chestnut Close, was sentenced to nine years and six months, after he also pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, while Wickert, of Lammas Gardens, was sentenced to eight years. |
| Prosecutor Charles Falk said that just after midnight on 1 August the victim was returning home after an evening out with others. | Prosecutor Charles Falk said that just after midnight on 1 August the victim was returning home after an evening out with others. |
| As the group walked past the pub, Harris threw a glass at one of the men who was with the victim in a "completely mindless and unprovoked attack", Mr Falk said. | As the group walked past the pub, Harris threw a glass at one of the men who was with the victim in a "completely mindless and unprovoked attack", Mr Falk said. |
| The group followed the attackers and it was then the defendants "turned into attack mode", the court heard. | The group followed the attackers and it was then the defendants "turned into attack mode", the court heard. |
| During a struggle, as the victim tried to keep the pub door closed, Wickert slipped outside and "swung his fist, connecting with [the victim's] head and then struck him again in quick succession". | During a struggle, as the victim tried to keep the pub door closed, Wickert slipped outside and "swung his fist, connecting with [the victim's] head and then struck him again in quick succession". |
| A barmaid nearby described the attack as "completely unprovoked", adding: "[The victim] was not offering any violence or aggression but looked terrified." | A barmaid nearby described the attack as "completely unprovoked", adding: "[The victim] was not offering any violence or aggression but looked terrified." |
| Mr Falk said Wickert stamped on and kicked the victim's head, while Harris punched his body. | Mr Falk said Wickert stamped on and kicked the victim's head, while Harris punched his body. |
| The victim, who also suffered a broken leg, was taken to hospital and, despite attempts by surgeons, his eye had to be removed and he was in hospital for seven weeks. | The victim, who also suffered a broken leg, was taken to hospital and, despite attempts by surgeons, his eye had to be removed and he was in hospital for seven weeks. |