Dance floor thug broke victim's leg by kicking and stamping on him in 'brutal' New Year's Eve attack at Yorkshire Rider Social Club in Leeds

Leon Gibbs was jailed for more than nine years over the brutal assault on the victim in the New Year's Eve attack at the Yorkshire Rider Social Club, Richmond Hill.

Gibbs was heavily drunk and had been taking drugs at the time of the incident on December 31, 2017.

Chloe Fairly, prosecuting, said the victim went to the club with his girlfriend to celebrate New Year and were on the dancefloor together.

Ms Fairley said Gibbs was dancing near to them and was deliberately banging into the woman, causing her to spill her drink.

The victim was attacked after he challenged Gibbs and asked him to watch what he was doing.

Gibbs pushed the man in the chest without warning and punched him to the floor.

Another man, who was with Gibbs but has not been identified, joined in the attack.

The prosecutor said the victim was defenceless on the ground as he was attacked.

A group of people, including Gibbs' father and sister, tried to pull the defendant away but he continued the assault.

He was eventually restrained and detained at the club while police arrived.

The victim tried to get up but his leg gave way and he was unable to put any weight on it.

He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary where it was discovered he had suffered breaks to both bones in his leg.

The man had to undergo surgery and a metal cage had to be placed around his leg for six months.

He was unable to work during that time and had to rely on family members for support.

The 24-year-old assaulted the mother of his child after he was released on bail.

The court heard Gibbs became angry after seeing a picture on the woman's mobile phone.

He threw the device at her, causing injury to bone around her eye.

The attack took place in front of their child

Gibbs, of Hainworth Wood Road, Keighley, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and breach of a non-molestation order.

Gibbs has a previous conviction for assaulting someone at the same social club.

Michael Walsh, mitigating, said Gibbs accepted that he would be facing a lengthy prison sentence and had pleaded guilty shortly before he was due to go on trial.

Mr Walsh added: "Mr Gibbs says to me today that there is nothing that can be said about the offence.

"He is loaded with regret at his own actions."

Gibbs was jailed for nine years and three months.

He must serve two-thirds of the sentence in custody before being released on licence.

Judge Simon Batiste said: "It was a brutal and sustained attack on a man who you knocked to the floor. He had done little or nothing to cause you to behave in the way you did."