Leeds man jailed for nightclub glass attack that left victim blind5 Mar 2024 08:18
A man has been jailed for 10 years and eight months for blinding a father-of-two in a "sickening" glass attack.
Matthew Syron, 32, lost his sight after Gareth Dean, 37, smashed a bottle into his face at Revolucion de Cuba on Call Lane in Leeds on 27 December.
Dean, of Elm Tree Close in Leeds, had admitted causing GBH with intent.
The victim, a former Leeds Rhinos rugby league player who now lives in Australia, has since regained some blurred vision in one eye.
His attacker has 10 previous convictions for 15 offences, including serious violence, Leeds Crown Court was told.