Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Tuesday 11th March 2025, at 17:35hrs
An Accrington man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a violent assault left his victim with a fractured skull and brain bleed.
Dylan Culshaw, 27, of Willows Lane, Accrington, was found guilty of Section 18 Wounding following a trial at Preston Crown Court.
The incident occurred at approximately 5am on July 8th last year on Warner Street, Accrington, following a night out. Culshaw engaged in a violent altercation, during which he punched his victim to the ground before kicking him in the head, rendering him unconscious.
When the disoriented victim attempted to confront Culshaw, he was met with a further act of violence, a roundhouse kick to the face, which again knocked him unconscious.
The victim sustained severe injuries, including a fractured skull, a bleed on the brain, five broken ribs, and a broken nose.
Culshaw was arrested later the same morning and subsequently charged.
Detective Sergeant Adele Hassall, of Blackburn CID, condemned Culshaw’s actions, stating,
“The level of violence displayed by Culshaw was completely unacceptable and disproportionate to the situation he found himself in.
After the initial savage assault, Culshaw had the opportunity to walk away, but instead chose to kick his disorientated victim to the head.”
The court heard how the sustained and brutal nature of the attack had a devastating impact on the victim.
Culshaw will now serve a lengthy prison sentence for his violent actions.
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