A Yeovil teenager who carried out a vicious attack on a girl during an incident outside a house party has been sentenced to a community order.
Joe Peter Gaylard grabbed the victim's hair, pulling it hard, and then punched her several times to the face before grabbing her round the throat causing her to black out momentarily.
After being convicted in his absence after failing to attend his trial the court was told that the defendant had downed vodka mixed with lager before carrying out the...
