Three men handed community service following Carlisle assault
Three men launched an attack in front of passers by in the centre of Carlisle
Three men who launched an attack in front of members of the public in central Carlisle have been ordered to complete community service as punishment.
CCTV footage played at the city’s magistrates’ court showed an incident which occurred at the north end of Botchergate at around 5-40pm on 8th March this year.
This showed a silver vehicle, which had travelled from The Crescent, pull over next to a man who was standing on the pavement. The man gestured towards the vehicle. He took off his jacket, approached and then took a swipe towards a passenger door.
Three people — 18-year-olds Dennis Swailes and Lewis Swailes, along with Mitchell Birch, aged 20 — then got out of the car.
They walked towards the man and all three threw punches as he was assaulted in a shop doorway. Several motorists, including a learner driver, had to stop their own vehicles after seeing the silver car was blocking the road.
Police were called and spoke with the victim, who described having a cut to his upper lip with his nose bleeding.
The three males — Swailes and Swailes, both of Hollyblue Drive, Carlisle; and Birch, of Whitby Way, Darlington — were arrested after police traced the vehicle to an Esso garage two hours after the incident.
All three admitted a charge of assault in court.
A defence lawyer said the three men were remorseful and did not seek to hide behind what they had done.
They were each made subject to community orders and must complete 60 hours’ unpaid work. The three men must also each pay £85 costs and a £114 mandatory surcharge.