A MAN has been ordered to pay £2000 to his victim after he left him scarred when he hit him in the face with a glass

Tony Whittle was assaulted at his home in Farnworth by Lewis O’Reilly in November 2016 after a disagreement when they had been out drinking.

Mr Whittle stuck his head out of his front door and O’Reilly then hit him while holding the glass, cutting his head and leaving him requiring stitches.

At Bolton Crown Court yesterday, O’Reilly was sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years, for unlawful wounding and criminal damage after previously admitting the offences.

The Honorary Recorder of Bolton, Judge Timothy Clayson ordered O’Reilly, aged 22 of Spa Crescent in Little Hulton, to pay Mr Whittle £2000 in compensation, made up of £50 a week, for the harm he caused.

O’Reilly must also complete 120 hours of unpaid work as part of his punishment.

The court heard how on November 19 2016 O’Reilly and Mr Whittle went out drinking with their girlfriends at the time, who are sisters.

They went to a couple of pubs before going to Mr Whittle’s home in Harrowby Street, Farnworth.

An argument broke out between O’Reilly and his girlfriend and they left the property.

When they were outside an incident occurred and O’Reilly smashed the front window of a neighbouring property, cutting his arm in the process.

O’Reilly and his now ex-girlfriend then went back inside the house and another argument broke out and Mr Whittle removed him from the property.

His girlfriend went with him and Mr Whittle and his partner heard noises coming from outside.

Mr Whittle then stuck his head out the door to make sure she was okay and was immediately struck in the face.

He then saw O’Reilly, a father of two young children, was holding broken glass and realised he had been hit in the face with it.

They were again involved in an altercation before O’Reilly made off down the street.

The police were called and they found O’Reilly walking down the street and arrested him.

The cut from the assault required five stitches and had still not completely healed around nine months later when Mr Whittle provided a victim personal statement.

Simon Barrett, prosecuting, said: "He (Whittle) says the incident left him shaken up.

"He suffered headaches and he is embarrassed because of the injury when taking to people because of his job. He will have a permanent scar."

Osman Munir, defending O'Reilly, described his client's actions as "immature, juvenile and impulsive" and said he was under the influence of alcohol when the attack took place and that he is now trying to get help for his alcohol problem.

Judge Clayson said: "You were clearly very drunk at the time. When you are drunk you are a very different person and not a nice one. You fall out with people and resort to violence."