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Over A Year's Jail For Violent, Unprovoked Attack In Littlehampton

Linton Woolley of Lavinia Way, East Preson: Sentenced. (Photo: © Sussex Police)

A man from East Preston has been sent to prison for launching an attack on two people in Littlehampton, leaving one needing surgery.

According to police, Linton Woolley offered drugs to two male pedestrians in Wick Street on 13 January 2019.

When they refused his proposal, he pushed one man to the floor, causing him to sustain a dislocated ankle which required a steel plate to be fitted.

Woolley also punched the other man in the face, causing a black eye, swelling and a chipped tooth.

The defendant then ran away from the scene after members of the public saw what had happened.

But one of them recognised him and provided information identifying him to police.

Unemployed Woolley, 33, of Lavinia Way, East Preston, was arrested, then charged with committing grievous bodily harm, and assault causing actual bodily harm.

He denied the offences but, just before his trial was due to begin, changed his plea to admit his crimes.

At Lewes Crown Court on 12 August, Woolley was sentenced to a total of 54 weeks’ imprisonment.

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