A DISAGREEMENT over noise in a house share saw a man “karate kicked” into a bush and knocked unconscious, a court heard.

Marcel Postoronca’s trial began at Basildon Crown Court yesterday, with the 26-year-old accused of attacking a man in Southend in 2016.

Postoronca, of Heygate Avenue, Southend, is alleged to have kicked the victim in the head twice in a home in Tyrell Drive on July 28.

Stefan Sava, 41, has already been jailed for his involvement in the attack.

Postoronca did not attend court for his hearing, but the trial began in his absence.

Prosecuting, Robert Forrest told the jury of seven men and five women that the victim had come home to find a group of men in the shared kitchen.

The victim was due to begin work early the next day and, at roughly 9pm, asked the men to keep the noise down.

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As a result he was then violently attacked, the prosecution claim.

Mr Forrest said: “Marcel is one of the men in the kitchen. The prosecution say he must have seen the other man launch the attack.

“Towards the end of the attack is when the defendant got involved and kicked him in the face.

“He managed to get up to seek help, but unfortunately for him he met the men outside the house, that’s when the defendant kicked him again in the face and that’s when he passed out.”

Sava, 41, of Maldon Road, Southend, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in 2017 for the attack which left the victim with serious head injuries including brain bruising and a fractured eye socket.

Postoronca denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The prosecution say Sava was the main attacker in the incident but Postoronca contributed to the victim’s injuries after Sava initially launched the attack.

Mr Forrest added: “Mr Sava was the main instigator, in fact the evidence suggests he was the one who inflicted the heavy blow to the head.

“We say the defendant joined in the violence and had a sure intention to cause him really serious harm.”

The trial, expected to last three days, continues.