A dad who broke the jaw of another man leaving him feeding through a straw in a "revenge" attack following an argument in a Prestwich restaurant, has been jailed.
John Paul Grimshaw, 32, left his victim with a double-fracture to his jaw after striking him with a lump hammer outside Mister Ali’s Tandoori Restaurant on July 4 last year.
Grimshaw, a dad from Blackley, was jailed for three years and nine months at Manchester Minshull Street after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm.
The court heard that prior to the hammer attack, Grimshaw had been collecting a takeaway when he became involved in a dispute with a man inside the restaurant.
Then three men, including the victim, moved outside where the defendant was captured on CCTV throwing punches at one of the men.
The victim, a friend of the man being punched by Grimshaw, was acting as a peacemaker, the court was told.
“During the altercation the complainant is trying to break up the parties,” said prosecutor Lisa Boocock.
CCTV footage showed Grimshaw getting in a van and driving away from the scene of the altercation.
He then returned on foot from the other direction with an object in his pocket just over 12 minutes later.
Ms Boocock said that based on the width and weight of the item, the prosecution believe Grimshaw had armed himself with a lump hammer.
He then struck the victim in the face with hammer, leaving him with two fractures to his jaw.
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Ms Boocock said: "The defendant hits [the victim] with the lump hammer to the face once.
"The defendant turns his attention to the [complainant's friend] and swings at him with the object, kicking at him with his legs. [The man] falls to the floor.
“The defendant then dropped the hammer and picked it up and continued to pursue him.
"As the footage comes to an end the defendant runs again at [the complainant]."
The victim required surgery on his jaw to repair the fractures, and had to go on a liquid diet for a number of weeks during his recovery.
Ms Boocock said that the 'revenge' element was an aggravating feature of the attack.
Michael James, defending, said that his client retaliated after being struck by a glass by the victim's friend inside the restaurant.
He said Grimshaw did accept that he had struck the victim with "an object".
Mr James continued: "His feeling at the time was that the complainant was not acting as peace-maker.
"He does say he was struck first with a glass. He was clearly very annoyed and upset about that.
"He attended hospital himself."
Sentencing, Recorder Jon Close said: "The victim did nothing wrong. He was the peacemaker.
"And you produced a hammer and you hit him in the face.”
Grimshaw, of Leroy Drive in Blackley, was jailed three years and nine months and given a restraining order banning him from making any communication with the victim.
