Detectives analysed CCTV footage at multiple venues in order to bring an offender to justice after a violent assault outside a takeaway.
The victim suffered a broken jaw after being punched in the face repeatedly during the attack in High Street, Warsop, in the early hours of Sunday 4 July 2021.
He had been in the town to watch an England football match in a pub and was outside the kebab shop when the attack took place.
When interviewed by officers, the victim could only remember being picked up from the floor by a girl with his face covered in blood.
However, police were able to put together a case and discover what happened using CCTV footage from several venues across the town centre, vehicle records and comparing CCTV stills with social media images of suspects.
Daniel Ball, aged 35, of Morven Terrace, Warsop, was captured on camera launching the assault.
He appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday (10 October 2022) where he was given a 16-month jail sentence suspended for 24 months, ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work and pay £300 compensation after being convicted of GBH without intent.
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Ball punched the victim in the face, knocking him to the floor, before hitting him another ten times as he lay on the pavement.
At no point did the victim respond or fight back.
Detective Constable Nathan Bingham, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This was a nasty attack which left a man with a broken jaw. Although the victim could not remember much about the incident, officers were able to trace the offender by analysing footage from the town centre.
“It once again shows the value of CCTV in bringing offenders to justice and I am pleased Ball has now been dealt with by the courts.
“This sort of behaviour is never acceptable, and we will always deal robustly with those who commit violent offences on our streets.”
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