Victim needed surgery after clubber bit off 'half his ear'

Unprovoked attack 'came out of nowhere'

- Sentinel Reporter

REVELLER Thomas Cotterill bit off half of a man's ear in an unprovoked attack on a night out in Hanley.

The 30-year-old was drinking in Pink nightclub, in Stafford Street, when he 'randomly' sunk his teeth into his victim's ear.

The assault was captured on CCTV at 4am on March 31 last year.

Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the victim required surgery to try to repair the injury, although he was only left with half an ear.

In a victim impact statement, the victim detailed how he's now 'riddled with anxiety, affecting his relationship with his children, friends and family members.