James Stock pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding his victim.
A man who fractured a woman's kneecap with a bat in a "wholly unprovoked attack'' has been given an 18 month sentence at Belfast Crown CourtJames Stock, 39, from McMaster Street, was told he will spend a similar period on supervised licence on his release from custody.
A prosecutor told the court that the victim was at her partner's home in Templemore Avenue in east Belfast at around 20:00 on 2 March 2021 "when they heard banging on the front door and downstairs window and went to see what was happening''. The prosecutor added: "She required open knee surgery and remained in hospital for four days. She told me that the pain at the time of the assault was 'excruciating'.''He denied being at the house where the attack took place during police interviews.In a victim statement to the court, the woman stated the attack has had a "life-changing impact on both her and her family...I am in constant pain and my mobility is restricted.
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