A BID to review the sentence handed down to a Colchester clubber who punched a security guard who suffered a “life changing” injury has been rejected.
Harry Salmon, 27, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm at Ipswich Crown Court earlier this year after hitting door supervisor Clare Beeson outside Trilogy Nightclub in Colchester High Street on June 30, 2024.
He was ejected from the nightclub on the night and Juliet Donovan who was prosecuting at the trial, said the blow left Ms Beeson on the floor and unconscious for a few moments.
Salmon, of Harsnett Road, was sentenced to five months of electronic monitoring of his location between 7pm and 7am, 150 hours of unpaid work, 120 days of alcohol abstinence with a monitoring tag, and 20 rehabilitation activity days, as well as a fine of £367.
In March, it was revealed that Daniel Garnham, of Colchester, a general secretary of the Security Industry Federation had lodged an appeal against the sentence as he thought it was “unduly lenient”.
Under the Government’s Unduly lenient Sentencing Scheme, any member of the public can challenge the sentence given to a defendant.
However, it has been ruled that no revised sentence will be made.
Ms Beeson had suffered from a broken eye socket and needed treatment at both Colchester and Broomfield hospitals following the incident.
The injuries were said to be “life-changing” and Ms Beeson was subsequently out work for several weeks, and suffered from flashbacks, leaving her frightened and housebound in her everyday life.
The court heard at the time that she was offered surgery, and doctors warned her of the possibility of going blind.
CCTV footage was also shown from the inside of the nightclub which showed the escalation of an argument and Salmon then being ejected.
Mrs Donovan told the court that Salmon was “clearly drunk” as the CCTV showed him swaying and stumbling.
Mark Tomassi, mitigating, told the court that Salmon was genuinely sorry for his actions.
Reading a statement by Salmon, Mr Tomassi said: “He apologises for his actions, for the injuries he has caused and for the pain that he caused. He feels ashamed and appalled.”
He said Salmon was the “author of his own misfortune” and regretted it deeply.
Source – Gazette News
