The judge, Recorder Anesh Pema told Walpole: “You are 26 and you have been before this court too many times putting it bluntly. You received a community order for a not-too-dissimilar offence.
"It should have been the greatest wake-up you could have had. It was done in drink at 2am in a busy bar with your grieving cousin. Having disagreed with each other, your response was to stand up and from about a yard away, throw a glass in his face. It could have taken his eye out – both his eyes out.
“I have taken into account your remorse and the changes in your life, but this far passes the custody threshold, but I will draw back from that.”him for eight months, suspended for 18 months, given 25 rehabilitation days and 200 hours of unpaid work.Sign upDid you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.