pub prank which left him paralysed, a court heard today. Paul Gill, 51, was spared an immediate prison sentence at Minshull Street Crown Court on Tuesday after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm to 55-year-old Billy Crawford.
The court was also told the victim endured 'catastrophic' injuries which he will never recover from, Manchester Evening News.
The pair had been friends for 'many, many years', said Judge Angela Nield, and had attended one another's weddings and been on holiday together.The incident took place at the Roach Hotel pub on Rochdale Road, Bury, on 17 October last year at around 9pm.Prosecutor Lisa Boocock told the court: "It was a joke among regulars that if anyone failed to put their change away [after visiting the.
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