A TEENAGER punched his drunken friend to the ground and hit him again when he was on the ground to stop him smashing windows and stealing alcohol.

Aaron Biddle was one of two men who set about their friend and then walked off, leaving him lying on the ground in the Old Brewery car park in Evesham.

Biddle, aged 18, of St Philips Drive, Evesham, admitted affray after the attack in July was captured on CCTV.

Mark Johnson, prosecuting at Worcester Magistrates Court, said Biddle and another male “lost their temper” with their friend because of his behaviour.

CCTV also shows the victim being pushed to the ground at the junction of Evesham High Street and Bridge Street shortly before the main assault, which takes place after he is followed into an alleyway.

He said: “Their friend or erstwhile companion is clearly very much under the influence of alcohol and they have lost their temper with him.

“He is struck to the head and ends up on the floor. The other man kicked him while on the ground and this defendant also punched him in the face while he was on the floor.”

During police interview Biddle said he had been at Karma bar and nightclub when he received a call from his friend and later victim during which he said he had stolen a bottle of whisky from Chancers bar in Evesham, but later put it back.

Mr Johnson said the victim was also trying to punch out windows in the alleyway which led to the car park where he was assaulted after his friends met up with him to try to bring him under control.

Mr Johnson said: “He got angry at the way his friend was behaving and accepts that he and his companion threw punches at him.

“The obvious aggravating feature is that it is an assault on a man who is prone and in a vulnerable position. There is also two of them together and that significantly aggravates this attack.”

Ruth Edwards, defending, said Biddle had been trying to stop his friend getting into trouble before the attack.

She said: “But he continued to try to break windows and take items of alcohol. They were constantly trying to stop him doing more damage than he had already done.

“The other youth with Mr Biddle decides that the only way to stop Mr Porter is to hit him. Mr Biddle also lost his temper – he had been trying to keep his friend out of trouble for the last 20 minutes.”

Biddle was given an extra 30 hours of unpaid work to do which will be added to the 150 hours he had already been given for an assault occasioning actual bodily harm from September, of which he has already completed 20 hours.

He was also ordered to pay £85 court costs, which will be added to his outstanding court debts of £575.

Your Worcester News was the only member of the media at court.