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Court / Unpaid work and compensation following serious assault

A YOUNG man from Yorkshire narrowly escaped being sent to jail when he appeared for sentencing at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

Jack Michael Goodall had previously pled guilty to assaulting a man with a single punch that resulted his permanent disfigurement and impairment at Da Wheel Bar in the early hours of 5 May last year.

Sheriff Ian Cruickshank sentenced Goodall to carry our 200 hours of unpaid work, put him under supervision for 12 months, and left the 23 year old in no doubt that the sentence was an alternative to a custodial sentence.

He further ordered him to pay his victim £4,000 in compensation.

In court on Tuesday, defence solicitor Tommy Allan said his client was remorseful of his actions for which he took full responsibility.

The solicitor said the single punch had not been premeditated and was not intended to inflict serious harm.

Last month the court heard that Goodall, of Conway Street, Barnsley, punched his victim on his head without any warning.

The man was “instantly incapacitated” and only regained consciousness 15 minutes later when he was already in an ambulance.

The victim suffered a fractured jaw, an one and half inch long laceration on the back of his head, a further cut to his chin, and swelling to his head.

The court was told on Tuesday that ten months later the victim was still trying to come to terms with the impact of the assault by taking private trauma therapy at a cost of £200 a month.

Sentencing Goodall, sheriff Ian Cruickshank said that an unprovoked assault on an innocent bystander was a serious offence.

However, “balancing all relevant factors” he said he was satisfied that Goodall was “genuinely remorseful” and that justice could be done by imposing a community payback order.

If you have been affected by crime, help is available. Whether you are victim, a witness, or the accused, you can find independent, impartial, and confidential support in Shetland.

For victims of general crime:

For anyone affected by crime & harm seeking a restorative approach:

For anyone affected by gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, sexual assault, and rape:

Shetland Women’s Aid

Phone: 01595 692070
Web: https://www.shetlandwa.org
Email: office@shetlandwa.org

The Compass Centre (Shetland Rape Crisis)

Phone: 01595 744402 or 08088 010302
Web: https://www.compasscentre.org
Email: contact@compasscentre.org

For anyone affected by substance use:

Shetland Recovery Hub and Community Network

Phone: 01595 744402
Web: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075791869200
Email: recoveryhub@shetland.gov.uk

Shetland Alcohol & Drug Partnership

Phone: 01595 743060 or 07342 077789
Web: https://shetlandadp.org.uk
Email: shet.sadp@nhs.scot

Substance Use Recovery Service

Phone: 01595 743006

 
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