causing grievous bodily harm to another man during what he called a revenge attack.

Wayne Devon Hayward of North Cliff Lane was also fined $150 for drinking in a public place on March 14 after being warned earlier that day not to and was sentenced to 40 more days in jail for an unpaid fine.

Hayward admitted causing grievous bodily harm to Miko Whiteham on February 15 while with another man who was not before the court yesterday.

Magistrates' Court heard that Mr. Whiteham was in his truck, which was parked on Victoria Street, when two youths approached him, pulled him out of the truck and proceeded to punch and kick him while he was on the ground.

Mr. Whiteham managed to escape and was later treated at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for broken teeth, cuts and bruises.

At 4.40 p.m. that day, Hayward was seen by a Police patrol and arrested. He said Mr. Whiteham was attacked to revenge what he had done to a friend of his.

When asked by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner if he had anything to say for himself, Hayward replied: "No.'' Mr. Warner told him he was a violent young man, to which Hayward responded: "This was a war thing going back and forward.'' Mr. Warner reminded Hayward he was being sentenced for grievous bodily harm and said: "You have the nerve to tell me this is the result of some war going on on the street? "We are going to take you out of the war for a little while, and see if it will stop.'' He then sentenced Hayward to nine months in prison.

Hayward next admitted drinking liquor in a public place on March 14.

The court heard that uniformed Police officers saw him drinking beer at 4 p.m.

on Church Street and told him not to as it was against the law.

About 15 minutes later, Hayward was again seen drinking beer on the corner of Church Street and Wesley Street and was arrested.

Mr. Warner told Hayward that he was foolish to continue drinking after being told not to and fined him $150.

Hayward asked for time to pay, but Mr. Warner said no. He told him he had to pay it by the end of the day or serve 30 days in default, to which Hayward responded: "I'll take that.'' Hayward also had an unpaid fine of $500 which dated back to 1998.

Mr. Warner sentenced him to 40 days in jail which will run consecutively to his other sentence.