UPDATE: |Thug punched man to the ground before continuing his cowardly attack News

Sebastian Jones has now been jailed

A ‘coward’ punched a man to the ground before hitting him while he lay defenceless.

Sebastian Jones, 37, was caught on CCTV attacking his 41-year-old victim following a night out in Oldham town centre.

Greater Manchester Police says Jones launched a violent attack against his victim at around 4am on Monday, July 15 2024.

Footage captured the moment Jones left a nightclub, before heading towards the victim and punching him.

The force from the attack caused the victim to fall to the ground, where Jones continued to assault him.

Members of the public called police out to the scene, who discovered the victim on the floor with serious injuries to his head.

Emergency services administered first aid, before the victim left the scene and returned home. He attended hospital in a critical condition later that day.

GMP says it searched a property on Dickens Street, in Moorside, where officers had a warrant – but Jones was ‘actively evading police’.

A manhunt was launched to find him, before he was found seven days later in Bury. Jones was charged with Section 18 assault and remanded into custody.

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He denied the allegation, but following a three-day trial in Manchester Crown Court back in January, Jones was found guilty.

Jones, of Dickens Street, Oldham, has now been sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

Detective Superintendent Walker, from GMP’s Oldham district, said: “The level of violence displayed by Jones was completely unacceptable and cowardly.

“The victim was defenceless on the ground, and Jones carried out a sustained attack, causing significant injuries which have left a lasting impact on the victim and his family. Greater Manchester Police will not tolerate any form of violence.’

“After the savage assault, he actively evaded police and showed no remorse for his actions. He is now rightly facing the consequences of his behaviour.”