A MAN suffered two badly broken front teeth when he was knocked out while waiting in a taxi rank in the early hours, Bradford Crown Court heard.

Jorden Parnell, who was also queuing for a cab, punched him three times in the face, causing him to fall and strike his head on a concrete step.

He also hit the man’s girlfriend when she intervened to try to stop the attack, prosecutor Ella Embleton said.

Parnell, 33, a supermarket employee, of Summerfield Avenue, Bailiff Bridge, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating on July 31.

The court heard that he and his victims were waiting for a taxi in Market Street, Brighouse, shortly after 2am when trouble flared.

Miss Embleton said that Parnell began making comments to the man before putting his arm round his shoulders and punching him twice in the face causing his mouth to bleed.

When his girlfriend intervened, Parnell struck her to the side of the jaw.

He then threw a third punch at the man who fell and was knocked unconscious on the concrete step. He woke up in the ambulance, the court heard.

He suffered two badly broken front teeth, a cut mouth and further injuries needing dental work totalling £2,220.

He told the court in an impact statement that he had lost confidence since the assault and had to take time off work for the dental treatment. He had borrowed money to pay for it that would take a long time to pay back.

Parnell’s barrister, Laura McBride, said he had no previous convictions and had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity. He called the emergency services that night to tell them what he had done and had gone on to make full and frank admissions to the police.

Miss McBride said it was a short-lived assault, although there were multiple blows. She conceded that it was ‘appalling and disgraceful behaviour’ but Parnell was ashamed and very remorseful.

He had been binge drinking that night and was keen to address any issues he had with alcohol. He was a family man with a good job and he could afford to pay compensation.

Recorder Patrick Palmer sentenced him to ten months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with 15 rehabilitation activity days and a Saturday night curfew for three months.

He must do 100 hours of unpaid work and pay his victim £2,220 compensation for the damage to his teeth.

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