Frederick Anthony Swann is today behind bars for a brutal beating that left Damon Robinson with a broken jaw, collapsed lung and swelling to his brain.

His co-defendant, Carlena Caines was acquitted of claims that she helped her boyfriend, Jermaine Simmons, flee the scene and the Island.

The Crown had argued that the 27-year-old was the main attacker and that Swann played a relatively minor role in the beating.

Mr. Robinson, who does not remember the attack, refused to comment on the verdict, as did Ms Caines. A three-man, nine-woman jury heard Swann and Simmons beat Mr. Robinson unconscious and left him in the middle of Reid Street last year.

It took the jury more than four hours to convict Swann of grievous bodily harm.

Witnesses told the court Mr. Robinson came to Champions Sports Club drunk and demanding alcohol at 5 a. m. on August 15. He was refused. Moments later there was a "commotion" between Mr. Robinson and Simmons which was broken apart by witness Bisa Saltus-Tate and Swann.

The jury heard the victim walked to the exit and was followed by Simmons and Swann. Video footage from inside the bar showed Simmons kicking Mr. Robinson as he walked down the steps.

The prosecution said Swann and Simmons then followed Mr. Robinson outside and attacked him.

Leroy Brangman, a taxi driver said he dropped Ms Saltus-Tate at Champions and saw two men attacking a third.

He told the court he told the men that the victim wasn't worth it. Gladwin "Stella" Gilbert said he was on Front Street that morning and watched a man rummage through trash cans and pull out a bottle.

He said the man then ran around to Reid Street. By the time Mr. Gilbert got there, the man was unconscious.

The witness said he saw a man kick the man with the bottle, and then go up into Champions.

Edward Cook told the court he saw Mr. Robinson and Miss Caines in Champions that night.

The witness said he saw Mr. Robinson running around on Front Street like he was "out of his head" and followed him to Reid Street, where he saw two men beating him.

Mr. Cook said he tried to break up the fight but then went into the club. He said he came back down later, and stayed with the victim.

He claimed the two attackers left the scene in a white car driven by Ms Caines.

Olivia Joell told the court she was riding home that morning with a friend when they came upon the fight.

She told the court she jumped off the bike and ran to help the victim, who was being beaten by two men.

The schoolgirl told the court Swann was kicking Mr. Robinson in the head so she ran to the middle of the fight and called 911.

Mr. Robinson was then taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where it was determined he had suffered a broken jaw in two places, a collapsed left lung and bleeding and swelling to his brain.

Yesterday Swann was remanded into custody until his sentencing on March 1. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons ordered pre-sentencing reports.