Pearson [2021] EWCA Crim 784

The appellant’s child was with his father and grandmother for the evening. In drink, the appellant went to the house with two others and forced their way in to take the child, assaulting the grandmother and her 13-year-old daughter in the process. The appellant pleaded guilty; the grandmother was kicked…

The appellant pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. The complainant’s friend became involved in an argument with a co-accused, the complainant intervened, and his group walked away. The appellant then pursued him striking out at him, as did co-accused. The complainant fell…