Two jailed after baton attack on street cleaner

Two men have been jailed for an "unprovoked and extremely traumatic" attack on a street cleaner.

Cousins Zak Nicholson, 25, and Linval Nicholson, 42, targeted the man in his 50s with a baton and a liquid spray while he was cleaning in Swindon, Wiltshire, on 9 September last year.

Zak Nicholson, of Rodbourne, Swindon, pleaded guilty at Swindon Crown Court to grievous bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and driving without a licence and insurance. He was jailed for four years and 11 months and told to pay a victim surcharge of £228.

Linval Nicholson, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to common assault and was sentenced to 14 days in jail, plus a £154 victim surcharge.