Southsea assault victim tells of attack

A VICTIM of a brutal attack has told how the assault left him unable to go out alone.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Jul 2016, 06:01 GMT

Jason Garrad, 43, was repeatedly kicked in the shocking attack in Waverley Road, Southsea.

The man responsible, Damian McGovern, 43, of Waverley Road, was given an 18-month prison term suspended for two years with three-month curfew at Portsmouth Crown Court after admitting GBH.

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In court his defence claimed he was ‘sexually assaulted’ provoking the attack but Mr Garrad has never been investigated, arrested or charged in connection with such a crime.

‘I was scared, he could have killed me,’ Mr Garrad said.

‘I didn’t go out and if I did I would have to get taxis.

‘I wouldn’t walk down Waverley Road. I couldn’t go to the doctors.’