A man has been jailed for humiliating a disabled man in a mobility scooter in a pub by "dangling him like a puppet" and causing his trousers to fall down.
Sam Michael O'Reilly appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court charged with two offences.
He admitted assaulting a man by beating him at The Assembly, in East Street, Bedminster, on July 21 last year.
The court heard the 33-year-old humiliated a disabled man in a mobility scooter, dangled him like a puppet, caused his trousers to fall down and then left him on the ground.
O'Reilly, of Carlow Road, Knowle, also pleaded guilty to carrying a folding pocket knife in a public place, Donegal Road, on December 18 last year without good reason.
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He carried the knife for protection which meant he was willing to use it.
Given the seriousness of the offences, O'Reilly was jailed for 26 weeks at a hearing in Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 28.
He must pay £500.
