His honorary judge, Christopher Smith, who sentences William Bucock at Bradford Crown Court, said early on June 9 last year, CCTV footage of the incident showed the attack that included punches and kicks.
Judge Smith described it as “a dishonorable public disorder,” telling Bucock:
“The town centre will be a scary place for innocent people as people like you are causing … this kind of unjust mayhem.”
Prosecutor Joel Wooden spoke about how Bucock was with a group in the Halifax town centre when a group in the Halifax town centre and Bucock were directed at other people on Waterhouse Street around 4am.
The inhumiliation was intended for women, and the two men urged the group, including Bucock, to ask “to give them some respect.”
There, following the attack involving several people, Bucock throws multiple punches at the two men as he lays on the ground, and even kicks a member of the public holding a box of pizza that he tried to intervene.
The group then fled, but Bucock was arrested while staying nearby.
One of the victims cut his face with a mark on his head that matches his face, black eyes, chipped teeth and only traces of his shoes.
He later said he was suffering from stress and delusions due to the attack, and found himself constantly looking over his shoulder, and wanted counseling.
Boocock of Haselmere Close, Holme Wood, pleaded guilty to occasional attacks of actual physical harm and common attacks.
Safaraz Ahad said that while others played a major role in the attack, Boocock was recognized for throwing eight punches in a short-lived 90-second incident.
He said he had stopped drinking and hadn't gone outside, and he said he was really sorry for what he had done and deeply regretted it.
Judge Smith told Bucock:
“What you did is come back to you.
“(Probation Services) is encouraged by young people who are mature and strive to manage the risks they recognize that he is currently presenting.
“We don't want to turn that job back by requiring that we spend a few months at Armley prison in a very bad company or some very bad conditions.
“So I'll put the future in your hands.”
He warned Boocock not to leave trouble or avoid a second prison as he was offered ABH's 14-month prison sentence and a two-month attack was suspended for 20 months.
He also ordered Boocock to perform 200 hours of unpaid work and to take on 10 rehabilitation activity requirements dates.
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