A 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough has been sentenced to two years in prison after a one-punch assault left another man with “life-altering” injuries.
Jake Smith, from North Ormesby Road in Middlesbrough, punched a 40-year-old man in the head outside The Central Pub on Corporation Road in Middlesbrough on 6th February after they had been drinking together in the pub.

The man fell as a result of the punch and hit his head on the pavement, leaving him with significant head injuries, described as “life-altering”.

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