A TEEN trio rained blows on a fellow clubber at The Edge bar, a court heard.

Judge Jason Taylor QC spared two of the youngsters, who were aged 18 and 19 at the time of the assault, but sent the third to prison for more than two-and-a-half years.

Prosecutor Ellen McAnaw told Swindon Crown Court that Kameran Muhid, Khalindra Perera and Domenico Crossman had been at The Edge nightclub in Swindon town centre in the early hours of July 6, 2019.

They were in a beer garden outside the club when Muhid, 19, was said to have placed his arm around a woman, who told him to get off.

When the woman’s friend asked Muhid “can’t you just get off”, the clubber replied that he would headbutt him.

The victim made his way back into the nightclub and was said to have directed a derogatory comment towards 19-year-old Perera.

CCTV showed the three defendants and their victim exchanging words before Muhid stepped in and threw two punches in quick succession after which the other two joined the fray.

The man suffered a broken eye socket and nose. His £160 jumper was also damaged.

Interviewed in September, Perera said the victim of the assault had accused his friend of “touching up a girl”. The man was angry and he had tried to calm the situation down. After he was shown the CCTV, Perera accepted punching the complainant three to four times. He regretted his actions and said he had sunk six or seven rum and cokes over the evening.

Crossman, 20, was quizzed the same month. He pointed himself out on the CCTV footage and admitted throwing punches but couldn’t offer any explanation as to why he’d done it.

Muhid was interviewed in October and claimed the victim had made a derogatory comment towards his friend. “He said he’d slapped the victim and it had all kicked off,” Ms McAnaw said.

Rob Ross, for Crossman, said his client had made great strides since the assault. He had a promising career ahead of him as a surveyor and would be able to pay compensation if he were able to serve any sentence in the community. He had no previous convictions.

Tony Bignall, for Perera, said the young man still lived at home with his parents. He was unemployed but was helping his younger siblings with their studies while the schools were shut during lockdown.

Emma Handslip, for Muhid, said her client had experienced difficulties when he was growing up and had been living on his own at the time of the affray.

All the men were remorseful.

Muhid, of Russ Avenue, Faringdon, pleaded guilty to affray as well as other charges of ABH, common assault and breaching a suspended sentence. He was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment.

Perera, of Maxey Close, Shaw, admitted affray. He received 10 months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months and must complete 150 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and pay £750 costs.

Crossman, of Mazurek Way, Haydon End, pleaded guilty to affray. He was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment suspended for 18 moths with 150 hours of unpaid work. He was ordered to pay £750 costs.

Judge Jason Taylor QC told the pair who received suspended sentences: “If you commit any further offences during the currency of the suspended sentence the assumption is it will be activated and you will go to prison, do you both understand that? I don’t want to see you back here again.”