‘Sadistic’ thug jailed for horrific street attacks in Leeds - Yorkshire Evening Post
‘Sadistic’ thug jailed for horrific street attacks in Leeds
A ‘sadistic’ thug who caused horrific injuries to two men in separate attacks by kicking and stamping on them in the street has been jailed for 14 years.
Daniel Smith left one victim partially blinded and then deliberately humiliated him by stripping him and leaving him unconscious in freezing cold weather.While on bail for that offence Smith attacked a second man, Ryan Murgatroyd and left him with part of his jaw hanging off.
Mr Murgatroyd had to undergo three operations and was on a liquid diet for months after the attack during a night out in Leeds city centre to celebrate Halloween.
Leeds Crown Court heard that Smith attacked his first victim in the early hours of the morning outside the Oceana nightclub on Woodhouse Lane.Chloe Hudson, prosecuting, said the victim left in the early hours of the morning and saw Smith chase after a man and begin to attack him.The victim tried to intervene as he thought Smith was going to kill the man, but Smith then aimed his violence towards him.Miss Hudson said the victim remembered receiving kicks and stamps to the head before losing consciousness.
He next remembered waking up in hospital after receiving head and facial injuries.It was then discovered that he had suffered damage to the optical nerve in one and eye and is likely to have suffered a permanent loss of vision.Smith was arrested but released on bail to await trial after denying the attack. But he struck again ten months later - in October - just yards away from where he had carried out his first attack.
His victim, Mr Murgatroyd, had been celebrating Halloween with his partner Lorraine and other family members at Yeats’s Wine Lodge. Mr Murgatroyd, who was dressed in an orange boiler suit and a mask, was attacked when he tried to intervene following a disturbance outside the pub.The mental health nurse was punched from behind before Smith and an unknown second man repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head as he lay unconscious. He fractured his jaw in three places and has been left with permanent numbness in his gums and teeth. He also faces extensive dental work to stop him from losing his teeth.The court heard 18-stone Mr Murgatroyd was hoping to become a professional bodybuilder, but is unable to go to the gym because of his injuries. Smith, of Thorn Grove Gipton, pleaded guilty to one offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and was found guilty of a second offence following a trial. Jailing Smith, Judge Guy Kearl, QC, said: “On each occasion you used your feet to kick a defenceless man on the ground in the head.”
‘Sadistic’ thug jailed for horrific street attacks in Leeds - Yorkshire Evening Post
‘Sadistic’ thug jailed for horrific street attacks in Leeds
A ‘sadistic’ thug who caused horrific injuries to two men in separate attacks by kicking and stamping on them in the street has been jailed for 14 years.
Daniel Smith left one victim partially blinded and then deliberately humiliated him by stripping him and leaving him unconscious in freezing cold weather.While on bail for that offence Smith attacked a second man, Ryan Murgatroyd and left him with part of his jaw hanging off.
Mr Murgatroyd had to undergo three operations and was on a liquid diet for months after the attack during a night out in Leeds city centre to celebrate Halloween.
Leeds Crown Court heard that Smith attacked his first victim in the early hours of the morning outside the Oceana nightclub on Woodhouse Lane.Chloe Hudson, prosecuting, said the victim left in the early hours of the morning and saw Smith chase after a man and begin to attack him.The victim tried to intervene as he thought Smith was going to kill the man, but Smith then aimed his violence towards him.Miss Hudson said the victim remembered receiving kicks and stamps to the head before losing consciousness.
He next remembered waking up in hospital after receiving head and facial injuries.It was then discovered that
 he had suffered damage to the optical nerve in one and eye and is likely to have suffered a permanent loss of vision.Smith was arrested but released on bail to await trial after denying the attack. But he struck again ten months later - in October - just yards away from where he had carried out his first attack.
His victim, Mr Murgatroyd, had been celebrating Halloween with his partner Lorraine and other family members at Yeats’s Wine Lodge. Mr Murgatroyd, who was dressed in an orange boiler suit and a mask, was attacked when he tried to intervene following a disturbance outside the pub.The mental health nurse was punched from behind before Smith and an unknown second man repeatedly kicked and stamped on his head as he lay unconscious. He fractured his jaw in three places and has been left with permanent numbness in his gums and teeth. He also faces extensive dental work to stop him from losing his teeth.The court heard 18-stone Mr Murgatroyd was hoping to become a professional bodybuilder, but is unable to go to the gym because of his injuries. Smith, of Thorn Grove Gipton, pleaded guilty to one offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and was found guilty of a second offence following a trial. Jailing Smith, Judge Guy Kearl, QC, said: “On each occasion you used your feet to kick a defenceless man on the ground in the head.”