A DRUNKEN attacker who was thrown out of a bar has been spared jail after he left a man with a double break to his jaw.

Ben Goodenough and his pals had been turfed out of Boston Brothers when he set about a man in the street outside.

And after decking his victim with his first punch the 21-year-old lashed out again as he got up from the ground.

But after hearing the incident was out of character for the hard-working defendant a judge at Swindon Crown Court imposed a suspended prison sentence.

Tessa Hingston, prosecuting, said the victim and a group of pals had watched the Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko boxing in Yates's in the town centre.

Later in the evening they moved next door to Boston Brothers and as the night wore on there had been trouble between them and Goodenough's friends.

In the early hours the defendant's group were ejected and shortly after the victim also left, walking out into Bridge Street.

Miss Hingston said the victim felt his brother bad been assaulted earlier by the other group and went to ask them what had happened.

She said CCTV footage shows him standing with his hands in his pockets talking to Goodenough's girlfriend Amy when he is attacked.

"The defendant walks up, going around his girlfriend, and strikes the victim to the face. He goes straight to the ground," she said.

"Before he gets up fully again he is struck straight to the jaw. He suffered two fractures to the jaw."

Other friends in the defendant's group then had to pull him away from the victim as he sought to continue the attack.

As a result Miss Hingston said that the victim had to undergo surgery and needed time off from his job at Honda.

When he was questioned the defendant said the man asked him why he had started on his brother and knocked him out when he called him 'wasteman', street slang for someone who does nothing with their life.

Goodenough, of Fylield Avenue, Penhill, who works for building and landscape suppliers AWBS, pleaded guilty to one count of causing grievous bodily harm.

John Upton, defending, said: "He asks me to apologise to the man and to the court. He is ashamed to be here."

He said he was in full time employment earning between £1,300 and £1,500 and his bosses had given him the day off to come to court.

Passing sentence Judge Tim Mousley QC said: "The CCTV shows that you with some determination approached him and threw one punch which put him to the ground and then threw another punch to the jaw.

"You had to then be pulled off by members of your group as you seemed quite intent on doing more harm to him.

"It is suggested on your behalf the you have learned your lesson, and it was out of character, as a result of this offending. Then we will see whether you commit further offences."

He imposed an 18-month jail term suspended for 18 months with 250 hours of unpaid work with £500 compensation and £500 costs.