He attempted to strangle the victim but family members who were present at the time intervened
A drunk man viciously attacked his girlfriend's step-dad by 'gouging' his eyes and 'strangling' him after being told 'it's just a game' following the Champions League Final, a court heard. Anthony Griffin and John Ashcroft had been watching the football game together at the victim's home when an argument broke out after Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid.
and managed to get Griffin off of Mr Ashcroft. The victim ran inside his house and locked the door but Griffin followed and was 'screaming and banging on the window to get back inside' the court heard. Steven Charters, defending, argued that the attack was out of character for Griffin, and he deeply regrets it. He said: “He showed vast amounts of mitigation, remorse and regret.
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