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Hull Man Handed Suspended Sentence for Car Window Assault in Front of Toddler

Balancing evidence of toddler trauma with the defendant’s personal struggles, the judge suspended a 21-month jail term

Overview

  • On May 14, 2023, Danny Gregson punched a man repeatedly through the open window of his parked car outside a Cooperative store in North Hull, knocking out the victim’s front tooth and causing facial injuries.
  • The victim’s two-year-old daughter was seated in the back and the court heard she would have been distressed by witnessing the persistent attack.
  • Gregson admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm at Hull Crown Court and expressed remorse for an assault rooted in a long-running personal feud.
  • Recorder Collingwood Thompson suspended Gregson’s 21-month prison term and ordered him to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.
  • The judge also imposed a five-year restraining order, noting Gregson’s relationship breakdown and alcohol dependency as mitigating factors.