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| Darren Sepple |
A MAN has spoken of his agonising recovery after thugs left him with a shattered pelvis and snapped hamstring.
Darren Sepple, 41, spoke as ringleader James Ryan was jailed for 18 months yesterday at Basildon Crown Court.
Window-cleaner Mr Sepple was battered after he asked the thugs to stop abusing waitresses at Chilli's restaurant, on Basildon's Festival Leisure Park.
He said: "It is 18 months since the attack and I am still not right. My pelvis was fractured in two places and my hamstring was also snapped. I have been unable to return to my job. It's hard not being able to do the things I used to do. I can't run or cycle any more, but at least I am on the mend."
Mr Sepple, who underwent a bone graft operation for his fractures, said he felt closure now Ryan, 46, had been brought to justice.
Witnesses to the attack, in 2006, said Ryan rained blows on Mr Sepple and continued to attack him as he lay unconscious on the ground.
Jailing Ryan, Judge Rupert Overbury told him: "You know your behaviour was totally disgraceful and seems to be born out of your bullying character."
Ryan, of Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, has a string of convictions for violent offences.
Charges against another man, Patrick O'Connor, 24, of Fairbourne Avenue, Birmingham, were dropped, due to insufficient evidence.
5:27pm Tuesday 13th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: No asbo, Southend on Sea on 6:52pm Tue 13 May 08
Is that all ?
18 months ?
What kind of a deterrent is that ?
Is that all ?
18 months ?
What kind of a deterrent is that ?
Posted by: Snake "The Vicar" Plissken, Escape from Bas Vegas on 7:15pm Tue 13 May 08
Ryan and O'Connor? Hmmm...
Bas Vegas is definitely a bit of a violent hotspot at the moment.
Ryan and O'Connor? Hmmm...
Bas Vegas is definitely a bit of a violent hotspot at the moment.
Posted by: Disgusted, Basildon on 7:19pm Tue 13 May 08
Asbo said "Is that all? 18 months? What kind of deterrent is that?
Well I would say no deterrent at all. These sorts of people should be sent away for at least 5 years.
The thug should be given a sentence that will make him think again about doing this sort of thing. Then again the management of Chilli's should have thrown him out for abusing their staff.
Asbo said "Is that all? 18 months? What kind of deterrent is that?
Well I would say no deterrent at all. These sorts of people should be sent away for at least 5 years.
The thug should be given a sentence that will make him think again about doing this sort of thing. Then again the management of Chilli's should have thrown him out for abusing their staff.
Posted by: Jackie, Billericay on 8:09pm Tue 13 May 08
What only 18 months this guy has got to live with his injuries for the rest of his life. I hope they're not released early.
What only 18 months this guy has got to live with his injuries for the rest of his life. I hope they're not released early.
Posted by: evilc, essex on 8:47pm Tue 13 May 08
Who do we blame?
Who else other than.
Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release.
The Left wing elitist labour government!!
All you lefty elite that hate my views 'YOUR TIME IS COMING'
Who do we blame?
Who else other than.
Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release.
The Left wing elitist labour government!!
All you lefty elite that hate my views 'YOUR TIME IS COMING'
Posted by: Confused on 9:03pm Tue 13 May 08
There were witnesses to the attack...
So why didn't they get the b******s off him?
There were witnesses to the attack...
So why didn't they get the b******s off him?
Posted by: g, na on 10:05pm Tue 13 May 08
bloody essex for u worstpartto live i got a broken wrist thanks to local yobs wheres the police=drinking there tea and coffee if i was made a judge i would have gave them 13 years its attemped murder people are to scared to even repot a mugging or beating allthe thugs getis a slap on the wrist and £30 fine stupid stupid
bloody essex for u worstpartto live i got a broken wrist thanks to local yobs wheres the police=drinking there tea and coffee if i was made a judge i would have gave them 13 years its attemped murder people are to scared to even repot a mugging or beating allthe thugs getis a slap on the wrist and £30 fine stupid stupid
Posted by: Mark, Southend on 10:25pm Tue 13 May 08
At least it's another low life scum bag off the streets
At least it's another low life scum bag off the streets
Posted by: Essex Lad, Essex on 8:22am Wed 14 May 08
To g, na (whoever you are). First off, I doubt you can even get a job let alone one as a judge as you clearly cannot string legible sentences together. Secondly as you apparently can read, read the report again. It says the yobs came from BIRMINGHAM not Essex, so don't go blaming this on Essex people and lastly if you hate Essex so much what are doing bothering to read an Essex news website for ?
To g, na (whoever you are). First off, I doubt you can even get a job let alone one as a judge as you clearly cannot string legible sentences together. Secondly as you apparently can read, read the report again. It says the yobs came from BIRMINGHAM not Essex, so don't go blaming this on Essex people and lastly if you hate Essex so much what are doing bothering to read an Essex news website for ?
Posted by: karateman, Poole Dorset on 8:41am Wed 14 May 08
it has nothing to do withit being essex it can happen anywhere
In Bournemouth a few months ago 2 young men were murdered in thge same road on the same day
one of the poor lads was only about 19 ...we live in a harsh society so to beat it we must give harsher punishments ...in singapore therre is hardly any crime....why beacause the punishment is so severe only a few dare break the rules.
Best wishes to the poor bloke who got beaten
it has nothing to do withit being essex it can happen anywhere
In Bournemouth a few months ago 2 young men were murdered in thge same road on the same day
one of the poor lads was only about 19 ...we live in a harsh society so to beat it we must give harsher punishments ...in singapore therre is hardly any crime....why beacause the punishment is so severe only a few dare break the rules.
Best wishes to the poor bloke who got beaten
Posted by: Dave the Rave, On a high horse on 9:36am Wed 14 May 08
[quote][bold]evilc[/bold] wrote:
Who do we blame?
Who else other than.
Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release.
The Left wing elitist labour government!!
All you lefty elite that hate my views \'YOUR TIME IS COMING\'
[/quote] So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high?
Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn't think so.
I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don't have an answer.
You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence.
As you and I weren't in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above?
As for "Your time is coming" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone!
evilc wrote:
Who do we blame?
Who else other than.
Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release.
The Left wing elitist labour government!!
All you lefty elite that hate my views \'YOUR TIME IS COMING\'
So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high?
Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn't think so.
I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don't have an answer.
You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence.
As you and I weren't in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above?
As for "Your time is coming" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone!
Posted by: Sense, Above the madness on 1:36pm Wed 14 May 08
[bold]again, none of you seem to understand that there are sentencing guidelines for crimes.[/bold]
Your knee-jerk Daily Hate Mail reactions are typical of a society fed and governed by trash media. What would you like us to do? Lock up every petty criminal for the rest of their lives? Guidelines are there for a reason.
This is an Assault/ABH maybe GBH at a push. You can't imprison somebody for 15 years for assault.
Maybe Echo 'readers' should push for Rebekka Wade to become PM as you sheep follow everything the manipulative psycho publishes anyway.
again, none of you seem to understand that there are sentencing guidelines for crimes.
Your knee-jerk Daily Hate Mail reactions are typical of a society fed and governed by trash media. What would you like us to do? Lock up every petty criminal for the rest of their lives? Guidelines are there for a reason.
This is an Assault/ABH maybe GBH at a push. You can't imprison somebody for 15 years for assault.
Maybe Echo 'readers' should push for Rebekka Wade to become PM as you sheep follow everything the manipulative psycho publishes anyway.
Posted by: cucky, Benfleet on 5:18pm Wed 14 May 08
I think the real lesson here is not to get involved. It's hard enough to avoid trouble without bringing it on like this. Call the police and let them deal with it.
I think the real lesson here is not to get involved. It's hard enough to avoid trouble without bringing it on like this. Call the police and let them deal with it.
Posted by: Grillo Hunter, Caught out Again on 10:17pm Wed 14 May 08
[quote][bold]Dave the Rave[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]evilc[/bold] wrote: Who do we blame? Who else other than. Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release. The Left wing elitist labour government!! All you lefty elite that hate my views \\\'YOUR TIME IS COMING\\\' [/quote] So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high? Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn\'t think so. I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don\'t have an answer. You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence. As you and I weren\'t in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above? As for \"Your time is coming\" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone! [/quote] Change the record, Grillo.
I think a prison tax would be great.
Is copying and pasting an arrestable offence?
Dave the Rave wrote:
evilc wrote: Who do we blame? Who else other than. Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release. The Left wing elitist labour government!! All you lefty elite that hate my views 'YOUR TIME IS COMING'
So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high? Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn\'t think so. I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don\'t have an answer. You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence. As you and I weren\'t in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above? As for \"Your time is coming\" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone!
Change the record, Grillo.
I think a prison tax would be great.
Is copying and pasting an arrestable offence?
Posted by: cs, brum on 3:45pm Thu 15 May 08
actually u bunch of c***s he was a hard working geezer with a family who had little involvement in the attack, so how's that for f*****g justice.
actually u bunch of c***s he was a hard working geezer with a family who had little involvement in the attack, so how's that for f*****g justice.
Posted by: fgfgfgf on 10:58am Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Grillo Hunter[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Dave the Rave[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]evilc[/bold] wrote: Who do we blame? Who else other than. Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release. The Left wing elitist labour government!! All you lefty elite that hate my views \\\'YOUR TIME IS COMING\\\' [/quote] So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high? Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn\'t think so. I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don\'t have an answer. You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence. As you and I weren\'t in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above? As for \"Your time is coming\" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone! [/quote] Change the record, Grillo.
I think a prison tax would be great.
Is copying and pasting an arrestable offence?[/quote] You make no sense.
Grillo has a fair point, you don't.
Grillo Hunter wrote:
Dave the Rave wrote:
evilc wrote: Who do we blame? Who else other than. Halved sentences which were pathetic in the first place the early release. The Left wing elitist labour government!! All you lefty elite that hate my views 'YOUR TIME IS COMING'
So if this elitist left wing government is so soft on crime, then how come the prison population is at a record high? Perhaps you would be happy for a prison tax to build more prisons? No, I didn\'t think so. I have asked you this on a number of occasions and you still don\'t have an answer. You may also want to consider the fact that Judges set the prison term, the Department of Justice just issues guidelines, but judges get to set the sentence. As you and I weren\'t in court, perhaps there was more to this case than is reported in the story above? As for \"Your time is coming\" talk, well that it may be, but from the tone of your posts, your time has gone!
Change the record, Grillo.
I think a prison tax would be great.
Is copying and pasting an arrestable offence?
You make no sense.
Grillo has a fair point, you don't.
Posted by: ks, birmingham on 5:45pm Sun 18 May 08
actually just for the record this guy Sepple is not as innocent as he pleads (like the pic!). I know these guys & I know what actually happened that night. Sepple was gobbin off, fight kicked off, end of story. He gave but couldn't obviously take.
actually just for the record this guy Sepple is not as innocent as he pleads (like the pic!). I know these guys & I know what actually happened that night. Sepple was gobbin off, fight kicked off, end of story. He gave but couldn't obviously take.
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