A 52-year-old man has received a suspended sentence by magistrates after admitting a charge of affray.
Martin Huxley, of Douglas, was sentenced this week at Douglas Courthouse.
The court heard that on December 31, at 10:53pm, Huxley was punched in the face outside the Rosemount pub, before landing a punch himself that knocked the other man to the floor.
With the other man on the floor, Huxley continued to punch the other man as the fight spilled onto the road.
When he was arrested Huxley replied no comment to all questions and gave no reply to caution.
Probation officer Sarah Proudlove said Huxley was out drinking with friends a few days after his father had died suddenly and, by his own admission, had “drank too much”.
Unprovoked
Ms Proudlove said Huxley was attacked in an “unprovoked assault” but accepted that he went too far in his response.
She added that he accepted him grieving for his father was not an excuse for his behaviour.
Advocate Kaitlyn Shimmin said her client wished to apologise for his actions and for appearing in court, adding that he is still living with the physical effects of the assault on himself that night.
Sentence
Magistrates sentenced Huxley, saying it was “very serious” incident and said while they accepted it was a blip, they considered it a “very serious blip”.
They sentenced him to 14 weeks prison, suspended for 12 months with a supervision order for him to engage with probation.
Huxley was also banned from licensed premises for six months and ordered to pay £125 in costs.
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