Man admits attacking girls at Leominster bus stop (From Hereford Times)

Man admits attacking girls at Leominster bus stop

4:00pm Thursday 31st July 2008 in News

A POLISH national who attacked three teenage girls in Leominster has been jailed.

Kamil Witkowski had been in the UK less than a month when he stamped on the head of a 16-year-old girl, Worcester Crown Court heard.

Witkowski, aged 24, and living at Brook Farm, Marden, was with a friend on June 20 this year when they stopped to talk to three girls – all 16 – waiting at a bus stop near Leominster’s Somerfield store.

Stuart Clarkson, prosecuting, said during the chat, a mobile phone belonging to one of the group began to ring.

The defendant’s friend then “started to breakdance” to the music.

Mr Clarkson said the youngsters felt uncomfortable and walked away but Witkowski leant forward to kiss one of the group. She told him to go away but he pushed and punched the back of her head.

One of her friends tried to stop the attack but was put in a headlock by Witkowski and thrown to the floor and her head was stamped on, causing concussion.

He also punched the face of the third girl who was trying to pull the defendant away.

In mitigation, Tim Sapwell said Witkowski was a hardworking man who had come to the UK looking for work as a storeman.

He said his client admitted he drank too much that night and that things went too far.

Witkowski admitted two counts of common assault and one of ABH.

Judge Patrick Thomas said the defendant ran the risk of killing or seriously injuring the girl he stamped on, and sentenced him to nine months in prison for the ABH charge, and two 28-day concurrent sentences for the common assaults.