Neighbour jailed after breaking man's spine, ribs and fingers in brutal attack
A neighbour "repeatedly kicked and jumped on" a man in a brutal attack causing 11 fractured ribs, two broken fingers and fractured vertebrae in his spine, a court heard.
Drunken cocaine user Julian Adcock used "gratuitous, wanton violence which had no justifiable reason," reported HullLive.
Then two weeks later, he assaulted the same man again and caused £10,000-worth of damage to his BMW car, Hull Crown Court heard.
Adcock, 51, from Hull, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm upon his neighbour, as well as assaulting him and two offences of criminal damage.
Julia Baggs, prosecuting, said that the two men lived at the time in the same block of flats in a cul-de-sac in Hessle.
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Julian Adcock was jailed at Hull Crown Court (Hull Live/MEN)The man spoke to Adcock at about 8.30pm on October 6 and Adcock asked him if he wanted to go to a friend's house and have a drink and they went by taxi.
At one point the victim was "herded outside" and Adcock attacked him. "He fell to the floor and was repeatedly kicked, jumped on and knelt on by the defendant," said Miss Baggs.
"The defendant was calling him names and being generally abusive."
The victim woke up in hospital. He had suffered 11 fractures to his rib, several fractured vertebrae in his spine, two broken bones in the fingers of his right hand, a blood clot to his head and cuts and bruises to his head and body.
A photograph was given to police of Adcock shirtless but wearing blue jeans. He had a bloodied nose.
Police found him wearing a jacket and seemingly "under the influence". He had facial injuries, including a broken nose, and was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary for treatment. Adcock told police: "I pinned him down and gave him a good hiding."
On October 22, the neighbour saw Adcock for the first time since the assault and the defendant was standing outside the flats shouting at him
On November 5, there was another confrontation. Adcock was abusive to the neighbour, shouted at him and slapped him with an open palm. He took his dressing gown off and said: "That was just a slap. Now I'll punch you and break your jaw."
The neighbour managed to get back into his own flat and telephoned the police. Adcock shouted: "I'm going to come through this door" and he kicked the door. The lock broke because of Adcock hitting the door.
"The defendant continued to rant and shout, making allegations and generally being unpleasant," said Miss Baggs. Adcock picked up a plant pot and used it to damage the neighbour's BMW car.
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"He was pulling at the wing mirrors and pulled the windscreen wipers off," said Miss Baggs.
"He was kicking the car and throwing stones on the bonnet. The windscreen was smashed and there were deep and surface scratches to the paintwork on nearly the whole vehicle." The damage caused was estimated at £10,000.
Adcock threw items towards his neighbour's window and was shouting and making threats to him. Police arrived, but Adcock was "hostile and resistant" and his behaviour got worse during the drive to the police station.
The victim later said that he was still in pain, struggled with anxiety and did not trust anybody. He wanted to leave his flat but felt "trapped" there because of his financial stake in it as owner.
"The last six months have been nothing less than awful," he said. "Since this serious assault, all I have wanted to do is leave."
Adcock had a previous conviction for drink-driving in September last year and a caution for possessing drugs. Stephen Robinson, mitigating, said that it was serious offending but Adcock had no violence on his record. He received the "odd blow" himself during the incident.
Adcock, a former estate agent for 15 years, had previously lived and worked in London but, after the breakdown of a relationship, he had returned to Hull, where he had suffered problems. He thought that he could cope with taking drugs and drinking but he got into a vicious cycle.
"He has a determination to stay off illicit drugs," said Mr Robinson.
Adcock had previously been married for 15 years and had three sons, who were standing by him. "There is a much more positive side to this defendant," said Mr Robinson. "He won't be back at that block of flats. He has an address with his parents."
Judge Sophie McKone told Adcock: "You pushed him to the floor and then kicked and stamped on his back. Whatever the background to that attack, that was gratuitous, wanton violence which had no justifiable reason for it.
"He is still in pain for what you did to him and he doesn't trust anyone. This was a persistent, prolonged attack.
"While you were on bail for that serious assault on him, about a month later, you again assaulted him. You slapped him and threatened to break his jaw."
Adcock was jailed for two years and eight months and was given a five-year restraining order.
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