A TEENAGER who tried to bribe his victim to drop charges has been sentenced to serve three years at a young offenders institute.

Scott Jameson, of Lingfield Road, Runcorn, admitted counts of actual bodily harm (ABH), possession of a bladed weapon and attempting to pervert the course of justice over an attack during a night out.

Three weeks after the attack, Jameson then tried to bribe the victim into dropping the charges.

The 18-year-old was sentenced at Warrington Crown Court on Friday, August 11. His accomplice Kristopher Evans, aged 19, of Russell Road, was sentenced to 220 hours' community service and £750 compensation for his part in the attack.

The court heard how Jameson and Evans confronted the victim and his friends when they headed to a car park after leaving the New York Bar in Runcorn in the early hours of Saturday, November 5.

Following a row, Jameson picked up half a brick and threatened to hit them with it.

The victim then told his friends it wasn't worth fighting. Evans punched him in the right cheek and the victim was jumped on by three or four unidentified men and punched by Evans twice more.

Jameson then raised the brick above his head and threw it at the victim, hitting him on the side of his head. The force knocked the victim to the ground.

As the victim got back on to his knees, Jameson struck him on the head a further two times and kicked him in the head and body. The victim then managed to get to his feet and ran to the car park where he locked himself in a car.

Jameson challenged his friends in the car park and produced a kitchen knife with a five- to six-inch blade, and threatened to cut them. But he then dropped the knife.

The victim was left with a broken nose, a chipped tooth, concussion, and cuts and bruises and was taken to Whiston Hospital.

Three weeks after the attack, Jameson saw one of the victim's friends and offered him and the victim £5,000 if they would drop the charges against him.

Judge Philip Hughes said: "He used extreme violence in an unprovoked attack."

The court was told that Jameson, in his defence, had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity.

Ian Mercer, defending Evans, said his client was of good character and had no previous convictions. The court also heard Evans had no knowledge of the brick and the knife and played a minor role in the attack.