One punch attack on man acting as "peace-maker" changed family’s life forever, court hears

A Lithuanian man who knocked a “peace-maker” to the ground with one punch leaving him with a serious head injury has been sentenced to three and half years in prison.

One punch attack on man acting as "peace-maker" changed family’s life forever, court hears

A Lithuanian man who knocked a “peace-maker” to the ground with one punch leaving him with a serious head injury has been sentenced to three and half years in prison.

The court heard when Julian Matiunin (34) punched Jan Wielgus to the jaw one person said they could hear “the crack of his head off the pavement”.

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