A MAN scarred a teenager for life by slashing his face with a beer glass during an unprovoked pub attack which had "no apparent motive".
Philip Myles, 27, assaulted the 18-year-old man at the Pitcher and Piano in Colbrook Street, Winchester, on February 15, 2018.
Myles was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.
The jury was told that Myles attacked the victim until they fell to the floor, when he continued to punch him in the face.
Door staff restrained Myles and he was then arrested.
Police staff investigator Michael Longmore said: “This was a vicious and unprovoked assault in a busy Winchester bar which has scarred the victim for life, not just physically but mentally too.
“I would like to thank the members of the public who came forward following our media appeal and provided vital evidence that helped us to get this violent man behind bars.”
Myles was given a six-year prison sentence.
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