A SON who “disgracefully” attacked a blind man involved in a long-running neighbourly dispute with his father while fuelled by drink has been jailed.

Luke Swaby, 29, repeatedly punched and kicked Christian Burke during the sustained assault on August 11.

He had been less than two weeks away from completing the terms of a six-month sentence, suspended for two years, handed to him in February 2014 for punching a man “six or seven times” during an assault in a Shipley pub.

Bradford Crown Court heard that Swaby, of Baildon Bridge, Shipley, had knocked on the door of Mr Burke, who is registered blind but able to see shapes, and warned him not to go anywhere near his father.

He then got him in a headlock on the floor, banging his head on the floor three times.

Other neighbours intervened, and Mr Burke was able to get back inside his flat and call the police.

While officers were still present talking to him, Swaby’s father banged on the door and came into the property shouting: “I’ve had enough of this, where is he?”

As police tried to calm the situation down, Swaby was said to have sworn at them and threaten to “break their necks” before leaving the flat.

As a “scuffle” developed between Mr Burke and his father, Swaby ran back to the flat and aimed more punches at his victim, knocking him to the floor before then kicking him three times in the ribs.

He was stopped and arrested after one of the officers used CS gas to detain him.

In a statement, Mr Burke said the assault had left him with bumps and bruises, and that he was “scared and anxious” about what else might happen to him.

In police interviews, Swaby admitted his actions but claimed he was acting in self-defence.

His barrister, Gerald Hendron, said his client had performed 250 hours unpaid work and 50 days of activity requirement without any breaches as part of the sentence imposed on him in 2014.

He said Swaby’s father, who is also disabled, was being hassled by Mr Burke knocking on his door as part of their feud.

“He believed his father was being picked on and acted out of loyalty to him,” said Mr Hendron, adding that Swaby was the father of a 12-month old child with his disabled partner, who may be at-risk of losing their house if he was sent to prison.

Sentencing him to four months in prison, Judge David Hatton QC said Swaby had “clearly not paid attention” to attempts made by probation officers to help him with his anger and alcohol issues.

“That day, you were fuelled by both,” he told him.

“You behaved in an utterly disgraceful manner, attacking a vulnerable person who was registered blind for a sustained period.

“And once he hit the floor, you started kicking him.

“It is as bad a case of Section 39 assault as it is possible to conceive.”