A man who put the boot into a victim in a violent town centre robbery has been warned he could be facing jail.

Jack Bendall repeatedly kicked the man to the face after he had been knocked to the ground by an accomplice in the late night incident.

The 20-year-old was with pal Billie Martin, 18, when they launched the brutal attack on the man on Saturday January 28.

The victim had just got a kebab in the early hours following a night out and was walking home through Theatre Square when the men approached him.

After flipping his food over him Martin landed a punch, sending him to the ground, and he was kicked three times to the face by Bendall as he lay unconscious.

Martin then took the man’s wallet, which contained about £430 as he had collecting some winnings after betting on football and also had his rent money.

Two women then stepped in to prevent any further violence in the incident, which was all caught on CCTV.

Bendall, of The Circle, Pinehurst, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. The court heard he had a history of assault and criminal damage.

Rob Ross, defending, asked for the case to be adjourned for reports to be carried out on his client.

He said he had 'some quite serious information from a child psychiatrist', and so was getting a full psychiatric report on his client.

Judge Robert Pawson adjourned the case to Thursday August 24 so the medical report can be prepared along with a presentence report.

He said "You have pleaded guilty to a serious offence which is not always, but almost always, met with a sentence of imprisonment or incarceration in a young offenders institute.

"You should not take the fact that I am giving you bail or that I am directing that there is a presentence report as any indication of what the sentence will be. Do you understand, all options are open."

He released him on bail on condition he does not to enter the town centre between 7pm and 7am. and to co-operate with the probation service.

Martin, of Lulworth Road, Moredon, was jailed for four years after he admitted the robbery as well as six burglaries with another taken into consideration.

The court heard that although he was still a teenager he had 60 previous convictions for a variety of offences.