Violent thug 'celebrated' after fracturing man's skull outside pub on Valentine's Day

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A violent thug celebrated after leaving an innocent man with a fractured skull on Valentine's Day.Ryan Milne, 27, had been among a group kicked out of a bar when he turned on a man for no apparent reason.Newcastle Crown Court heard how he punched him three times, the final strike rendering him unconscious and severely injured, Chronicle Live writes.

Milne, of Walker, Newcastle, whose previous convictions included one for GBH with intent back in 2014 after another attack outside of a bar, admitted inflicting GBH and has been locked up for two years.

The court heard how the attacker and victim were out with mutual friends at The Old Post Office pub on February 14, 2020.Staff had broken up a fight and the group of friends were told to leave and once outside, Milne turned on the victim.The second punch he threw knocked him to the ground and when he got up, he was hit again and this time was knocked out.The victim was taken to hospital and found to have a "severe depressed skull fracture", bruising and bleeding to the brain and he had to be put on a ventilator and taken to intensive care for a time.In a victim impact statement six months after the assault, he said it had "turned my life upside down" and that he was "really struggling to get my life back to where it was".He went from being fit, working and having an active social life to having to stop working for a while, having to move in with his mother for four months and becoming financially dependant on his family.The court heard he had problems sleeping and had mood swings and temper issues.Judge Edward Bindloss said the attack was unprovoked and added: "You punched him twice, he got up and you went back and punched him a third time and that knocked him unconscious."You