Samual Evans punched Matthew Edmonds to the ground where he hit his head and became paralysed Evans receives less than three years in prison which judge conceded was 'pathetic' Mr Edmonds arrived in court in his wheelchair to hear the sentence

By Martin Robinson

PUBLISHED: 05:51 EST, 12 October 2012 | UPDATED: 10:37 EST, 12 October 2012

Paralysed for life: Engineer Matthew Edmonds arrived at court to see Samuel Evans sentenced for an attack that left him in a wheelchair

An aerospace engineer has been left paralysed from the neck down and is facing life in a wheelchair after he was punched in the street by drunken yob Samuel Evans.

Matthew Edmonds, 33, now only has some limited movement in his arms as a result of the attack, Gloucester Crown Court heard.

Thug Evans was already subject to a suspended jail term for a previous assault when he lashed out at Mr Edmonds, causing him to fall and hit his head on a concrete floor.

The result of the punch was devastating for Mr Edmonds, a bachelor who worked as an aerospace testing engineer, the court was told.

Mr Edmonds was helped into court in his wheelchair so he could see Evans, of no fixed address, sentenced to a total of 34 months in jail.

Evans, of Stroud, had admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on Mr Edmonds on March this year.

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Aerospace engineer, 33, left paralysed from the neck down after street attack by drunken thug