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Couple battered in front of their kids 'after asking woman to stop swearing in pub'

This is the shocking moment a couple were beaten unconscious in front of their terrified children in an "unprovoked" attack.

Gavin and Suzanne Webb were brutally punched to the ground in Buxton, Derbyshire, on February 24 in a vicious assault that left them bloodied and bruised.

Jack Lomas, from North Reddish, Stockport, was given a 34-week jail sentence suspended for twelve months after admitting two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

After the hearing, Gavin told Manchester Evening News that the incident was sparked after his wife had complained about a woman swearing in front of her children.

"My Mrs decided to take the kids out of there," he said.

"Lomas ran up to me and said 'how are you?' like he was my friend."

Suzanne Webb's injuries following the brawl (Manchester Evening News WS)

"He got right up close then just smacked me out and my wife, he even squared up to my 12-year-old lad."

Horrifying CCTV played in court shows Lomas launching a powerful blow at Mrs Webb which leaves her out cold on the pavement.

Gavin can be seen gettting up from the floor and approaching the attacker, who knocks him out cold.

Police described the incident as a "vicious, unprovoked assault".

Magistrates said Lomas must also carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £300 in compensation to Mr Webb and £2270 to Mrs Webb as well as court costs of £200.

Suzanne was knocked unconscious and suffered broken teeth while Gavin suffered cuts and bruises.

In a victim impact statement, Mrs Webb said the attack "makes me feel sick when I think about it."

"For the first four weeks after our attack we all stayed with my parents because we just didn’t want to go home or be together as a family in our own home, because my children were scared to death and so was I about him coming around," she added.

"It made us all feel very vulnerable and worried, we just wanted to be with people who loved us and to try and take our minds off this living nightmare we were going through.

"We've found it very hard to get back to our normal, happy lives and we're still struggling till this day."

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