Teenager jumped and stamped on a defenceless man’s head in violent attack

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A teenager jumped and stamped on a defenceless man's head while leaving his wife lying on the floor in pain in an unprovoked attack, a court heard.

Jamie Knowles went into Preston city centre with a gang of 'thugs' before leading out the violent attack. The now-18-year-old knocked the victim onto the floor where he then landed multiple kicks.

His worried and horrified wife ran over to the scene, leading to her also being thrown onto the floor. Knowles was 17 when the incident took place and was therefore sentenced as a youth - leading to reduced custody time, despite multiple previous convictions such as robbery, affray, and possession of a knife, Lancs Live reports. Read more: Jilted trucker threw milk, juice and eggs around his ex-partner's home in bizarre rampage Preston Crown Court was told how Knowles was among a group of people running through the city centre on March 18 while banging on doors and kicking cars.

At around 8.40pm, Jason and Leanne Whitehead were walking along Fishergate Hill after seeing some relatives. The couple were on their way to see friends and had a bottle of wine on them they had intended to provide as a gift.