A man has appeared in court today (THURS) to plead guilty to assault by beating on August 10.
Peter Doran aged 44, appeared by video-link from prison at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court in Carlisle.
The court was told how Doran was walking past the Co-op store on Stonegarth, Morton Park, when he stumbled towards the victim, who was walking in the opposite direction and punched him, Doran was arrested later on Burnrigg a short distance away, he was heavily intoxicated.
The court was told Doran was a serving prisoner with 46-previous convictions for 116-offences, he is expected to remain in prison until early 2023 for a previous offence.
Doran had been attempting to get his life together, but he became a “fixture around the city centre and was homeless” his lawyer Mark Shepherd said.
Magistrates imposed a sentence of 14-days in custody to run along-side his present sentence, the court was told by Doran’s lawyer he had fines outstanding of over £1,200, he was given 35-days in prison to clear this debt, magistrates were told the victim was a vulnerable person and this was an unprovoked assault, Doran has to pay the victim £100 in compensation.
