Thugs sentenced for 'unprovoked and senseless' attack on football fan in Telford

Two thugs who left a fellow football fan with a brain injury after an "unprovoked and senseless" attack in Telford have been sentenced.

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Lee Boyce. Picture: West Mercia Police

The Londoners violently assaulted the fan in Wellington on March 23, 2019 after an FA Trophy semi-final match between Telford United and Leyton Orient.

Lee Boyce, aged 54, of Violet Road, London, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for grievous bodily harm at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday.

A second man, Leyton James, aged 29, of Wood Norton Road, Stibbard, was given a 12-month community order for assault.