A VIOLENT criminal who threw his victim off his bike and smacked him over the head with a bottle of cider in a brutal assault has been jailed.

Kieron Wilson carried out the savage attack in Heybridge last March after he made eye contact with his victim through a Co-Op shop window.

Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Wilson, of HMP Chelmsford, attacked Louis Few outside the convenience store and demanded ‘Give me everything you’ve got’, hauling him to the ground as the victim tried to make off on his bike.

Wilson then smashed a bottle over Few’s head and held him in a headlock before members of the public intervened.

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After admitting one charge of assault with intent to commit robbery, Wilson, 38, was sentenced on Thursday.

He also admitted further charges of conspiracy to burgle dwellings, conspiracy to steal, fraud, and theft.

Ian Cain, prosecuting, said: “The defendant had purchased a bottle of cider and was drinking it in the Co-op store in Heybridge.

“The victim, who was known to the defendant, had cycled to the shop and lent his bike up against the door.

“He peered through the window, and upon seeing the defendant, he cycled off – the defendant chased after him and pulled the victim off his bike.

“He was then pinned against a wall and the defendant struck him on his head with a cider bottle.

“Two passersby intervened and the defendant returned to the store.”

The court also heard how Wilson was involved in stealing cars and burgling addresses in Chelmsford in July and August last year.

Huda Musa, mitigating, argued Wilson had offended because of substance abuse, adding prison would not assist him to rehabilitate in the long term.

She asked: “How do we know he is going to change?

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“Respectfully, he hasn’t ever really been given a chance apart from when he was given a community order, when he didn’t have rehab requirements.”

Sentencing Wilson, His Honour Judge Wilkin said: “You had a leading role in a group activity.

“This was a significant offending over a long period with the commission of multiple offences affecting multiple victims.”

Wilson was sentenced to three years and eight months’ imprisonment.