THREE men who subjected an innocent victim to "brutal savagery" have each been sent to prison for more than three years.

Kyle Morland was hit with his own hammer when he was attacked in his car by the three defendants and another man after the complainant had given them a lift, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Mr Morland suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, nose and leg and later had his car repossessed because he was unable to work after the attack.

Jailing Robert Fairweather and Adam Winder, both 22, and Rhys McVoy, 23, Judge Jonathan Rose said it was a repeated assault on a defenceless man.

Judge Rose told them: "This was brutal savagery. It was wholly without provocation, wholly without cause, it had no objective whatsoever other than to beat repeatedly a man, who out of kindness had offered to give you a lift."

Prosecutor John Bull told the court the complainant and defendants knew of each other and on January 4 this year he agreed to give them a lift back to the Ravenscliffe estate from the Oddfellows pub at Idle.

Mr Bull said the complainant parked up in Barham Terrace, Ravenscliffe, and was punched by one of the group. The rest of the incident was a blur but Mr Morland remembered ending up outside his car where he was hit "over and over again."

He was also hit on the head with a hammer which he kept in his car for work. He was hit on the arms, legs and back before the group ran off.

Mr Bull said the complainant was a roofer and he had been unable to work after the attack, leading to the repossession of his car. He said it was a sustained assault and the complainant had suffered serious injuries.

Fairweather, of Deliuse Avenue, Ravenscliffe, was jailed for 41 months, with a further three months for breaching a community order. Winder, of Barham Terrace, Ravenscliffe, and McVoy, of Damon Avenue, Ravenscliffe, were both jailed for 38 months.

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