Former soldier left victim with multiple fractures after attack

A FORMER soldier who is now in charge of protecting UK energy infrastructure from terrorism and cyber threats drunkenly beat up a man in a Swansea bar, a court has heard.

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James Erasmus headbutted and repeatedly punched his victim before putting him in a choke hold on the floor.

Swansea Crown Court heard Erasmus tried to flee the scene after police were called but was caught and arrested. A judge told the 42-year-old father-of-four that, while he had a “very responsible and very important job”, on the night in question he had “behaved like a teenager who'd had his first drink” and he should be ashamed of himself.