Two men have been sentenced to prison for a brutal assault in Lee-on-Solent that left a victim with serious head injuries including a brain bleed and facial fractures following a vicious attack in October 2024.
Officers responded to reports at 11.19am on Friday, 18 October 2024, after a man in his thirties was violently assaulted on Skipper Way, sustaining severe head and facial injuries.
The victim was knocked to the ground before being repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped upon during the attack.
Following investigations, Luke Weaver, aged 21, and Joshua Shergold, aged 19, were both charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Shergold was convicted of the charge on 4 April this year, whilst Weaver entered a guilty plea on 12 March.
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At Portsmouth Crown Court on 24 June, Shergold, from Corsair Close in Lee-on-Solent, received a 56-month prison sentence.
Weaver, of Trent Way in Lee-on-Solent, was sentenced to four years imprisonment.
Police Staff Investigator Sophie Close commented: “This was a brutal attack that resulted in the victim suffering a brain bleed and facial fractures.
“I hope these convictions and sentences demonstrate that violence has no place in our community, and we will take decisive action against anyone engaging in such behaviour.”
