Rough sleeper launched 'ruthless' attack after claiming man had threatened to set fire to his tent... and had been 'selling Spice to young girls'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA rough sleeper brutally attacked another man after he 'threatened to set his tent on fire'.James Byrne, 33, has been jailed after punching and kicking the man during a 'completely unprovoked' attack in the city centre.Byrne said he knew a homeless man who was murdered after his tent was set on fire and admitted losing his temper.Manchester Crown Court heard Byrne, who is homeless, said the man had also been selling Spice to 'young girls'."You say that you had a grievance with him, but it didn't in any way justify what you had done," Judge Alan Conrad QC told Byrne, jailing him for 20 months.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply.
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