A drunken man who repeatedly punched an elderly pensioner in a bout of vicious road rage will spend the next two years behind bars, according to Welsh police.
Mandas Narusis drunkenly attacked the pensioner and his vehicle in September last year in Risca, near Caerphilly, South Wales, after the 31-year-old staggered into a road, causing the elderly man to brake suddenly to avoid a collision.
Video footage captured by onlookers then shows Narusis smashing the driver's side window and repeatedly punching the victim in the face, in what police are describing as an "unprovoked and sustained attack".
During his appearance at Cardiff Crown Court on May 7, Narusis pleaded guilty to wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and criminal damage.
The driver spent four days in the hospital and Narusis has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for the assault.
"Mandas Narusis attacked the motorist, who stopped sharply to avoid colliding with him after he walked out into Commercial Street while drunk," Constable Jennifer Evans, the officer in the case, said after his sentencing.
"He then launched an unprovoked and sustained attack on the elderly man, who had just popped out to the shops.
"The victim spent four days in hospital following this distressing incident. I hope that the victim can regain his confidence that he has lost as a direct result of this attack.
"Narusis will now have time to reflect on his behaviour. Hopefully, he will use that time wisely."
