I was fighting for my life after being punched at Grand National stag do – I feel robbed after my attacker was sentenced

A GROOM-to-be who was punched in a shut to-fatal attack on his stag has informed how he feels “robbed” after his attacker walked free from court docket.

Lee Burns, 41, had been to the Gargantuan National with a crew of buddies when he was punched outdoor a bar in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

Scott Sutcliffe, 33, left him with a fractured skull and two bleeds on the brain from the attack, which took status on April 16 final year – weeks before Lee was intended to marry Sara, 38.

Lee had an operation, the do surgeons eliminated section of his skull and brain to prevent the bleeds and ease stress from swelling and was placed in an precipitated coma.

Sutcliffe pleaded responsible to rude bodily damage or wounding with out intent (Share 20) when he seemed at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court docket on December 12.

He was then sentenced to twenty months imprisonment, suspended for two years at Preston Crown Court docket on January 26.

Sutcliffe was also ordered to abide by an electronically monitored curfew, day to day from 9pm to 6am, except April 30 this year and pay Lee £14,000 compensation.

Nonetheless in a joint statement with spouse Sara, the dad-of-three says he feels “upset” and “let down with the justice procedure”.

The couple, who were together for ten years, stated: “We feel robbed, upset, offended and let down with the justice procedure.

“Nonetheless also we feel relief from not having the court docket case striking over us- we have long passed via many emotions in the final week all which was to be anticipated.

“What we have determined is that final year has took away so much of our happiness, it has had expansive affect on our young other folks.

“Now it be time to initiate a fresh and inaugurate making doubtlessly the most of lives together.”

Lee underwent extra surgical treatment to have a titanium plate fitted in his skull final year but the couple tell he mute has ‘life prolonged injuries’ and could well just ‘face more concerns’ in the future.

Nonetheless no matter this, they vowed to “transfer forward together” as they “don’t have a time machine” to transfer back in time.

They stated: “Our lives have changed forever and we don’t have a time machine to transfer back.

“Nonetheless what we do have is every varied to transfer forward and that could well well of been so varied.

“The life prolonged outcomes for victims could well well be so varied.

“Regardless that they scrutinize okay of their restoration, that’s not always the case – because it’s miles with Lee,.

“Sure he looks okay and yes he walks and talks but cognitively, is his brain okay?

“The answer is unfortunately no and extra assessments we have had with professionals have proven he has life prolonged injures.

“Extra down the line we would face more concerns so basically it be us that is faced with the life sentence and not the perpetrator.”