Sentence: 15-month suspended sentence, 80 hours unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation sessions, £3,500 compensation, £1,000 costs
Roarie Heard, 19, of Lynhurst Avenue in Barnstaple, punched a man to the side of the face in Vicarage Street, Barnstaple, in November 2024, knocking him unconscious and breaking his jaw in two places, requiring three plates to be placed in his face. The victim had been out to a boxing match with friends and was outside an address when Heard arrived with a group of about 10 men. There was some pushing, and Heard thought someone hit him from behind, but the judge ruled it was not self-defence.