A man who left his cousin partially deaf with a single punch outside a bar has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Mark Wyatt, 52, from Sunderland, knocked the victim to the ground outside Live Lounge in the city after they had earlier attended a football match together, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
The other man was put into a coma, had to have 40% of his skull removed and had had his life "devastated" after he struck his head on the road.
Wyatt admitted causing grievous bodily harm without intent and was jailed for 14 months, suspended for 18 months with 160 hours unpaid work.