A man was left with serious head injuries from a single punch after a row over a parking space outside a supermarket. Troy Frith has been jailed after the unprovoked attack in the car park of Sainsbury’s Local in St John’s Road, Tunbridge Wells.
The 32-year-old, of Ellenborough Road, Sidcup, had become impatient while waiting for a family to remove a child seat. Despite other parking spaces being available, he assaulted the victim.
The force of the single punch was so strong that the man suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital. Police were called at 7.22pm on Sunday, April 27.
Frith left the scene before the officers’ arrival but was located and arrested the same evening. He was later charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and he pleaded guilty to the offence at Woolwich Crown Court.
He was sentenced at the same court to one year and two weeks’ imprisonment. Investigating officer, PC Faye Gubby, said: “Frith became impatient while waiting for a family to remove a child seat from the rear of a car, despite there being other car parking spaces available.
“While he indicated remorse by asking about the victim’s welfare, he still caused serious harm to a man over a relatively trivial matter. The judge passed the sentence, taking the unprovoked nature of the assault into consideration.”
