2025-07-29
One-punch assault left victim needing brain surgery, court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge said he had taken into account mitigation before imposing a four-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions. The judge said the victim sustained a serious injury and told Manson; "you must pay for what you did on the night in question" and "must suffer imprisonment for what you did."