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Hucknall Pub Attack: David Brown Jailed for 4½ Years for GBH After Cigarette Stubbed in Disabled Man’s Eye

CCTV evidence plus witness intervention underpinned the case that led to a Nottingham Crown Court sentence.

Overview

  • Brown, 40, was convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent after denying the charge at an October trial.
  • He was sentenced on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Nottingham Crown Court.
  • The attack on December 29, 2023, in a South Street pub beer garden left the victim with severe right-eye injuries requiring ongoing hospital treatment.
  • Pubgoers pulled Brown off the man before officers arrived, and police arrested him at the scene.
  • Police say they believe there had been a previous fallout about money, and they report the victim now feels unsafe in Hucknall as his parents face financial strain.