Drug-fuelled thug headbutted pal who owed him £5 in middle of busy road

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A drug -fuelled thug headbutted and punched a pal who owed him £5. Steven Dillstone, 23, repeatedly struck his victim in a rage after seeing him on March 14.When the man tried to escape the attack by walking out into the road, Dillstone followed him and continued to punch and headbutt him in the middle of the busy road.

His victim then ran after the Darlington incident, and Dillstone followed him, pinned him to a wall by grabbing his neck, then put his hand down the man's trousers, Teesside Live reports.Teesside Crown Court has heard that the victim then handed over a £5 note.

Dillstone then struck him twice more and put his hands down the man's trousers again. On Wednesday, prosecutor Laura Jane Miller told the court that the attack - which lasted two minutes - was caught on CCTV and police arrested Dillistone soon afterwards.

He was found with blood on his hands and he had the £5 note. Ms Miller said that the victim didn't support the prosecution and hadn't supplied a statement to the court.Dillistone, formerly of Church View in Consett, pleaded guilty to robbery before his trial was due to begin.