Dissatisfied customer gets suspended prison sentence after punching mechanic

Callum Cornock wasn't happy with the engine work on his Audi A3

Dissatisfied customer gets suspended prison sentence after punching mechanic

A man from Gloucestershire has admitted punching a mechanic after being dissatisfied with the work carried out on his Audi A3.

Gloucester Crown Court heard how mechanic Jon Goodfield had agreed to replace the engine of Callum Cornock’s car. According to Gloucestershire Live, prosecutor Charlotte Evans told the court that Cornock (pictured) was not happy with the work and complained to Mr Goodfield.

The mechanic said he would work on the car on his spare time because he felt responsible for the poor performance.

“On March 14, 2022, Cornock went to Goodfield’s place of work at 8.30pm and in the company of two other men, he forced the door open and punched the mechanic hard in the face. 

“Mr Goodfield landed on his left side and felt he had suffered from fractured ribs. He felt he was outnumbered and believed he may have been hit a number of times. Cornock demanded that the car should be returned.

“Mr Goodfield’s brother was also in the workshop but he didn’t see the assault and only heard one punch being delivered. He called the police, who attended within minutes and arrested Cornock.”

The victim, who suffered a fractured cheekbone and bruising to his eye socket, said: “The assault has had an emotional impact on me. I used to help my friends when they needed support. 

“I thought Cornock was a friend. The incident has also had a big financial impact on me because I couldn’t work for weeks afterwards.”

Sentencing, Judge Rupert Lowe, told Cornock: “You’re a big bloke and when you get angry and punch somebody in the face you break their bones. If I ever see you again in these courts for assault, I shall not hesitate in sending you immediately to prison for a considerable length of time.

“You’ve got a violent streak, which manifested itself when you were a youth and has reappeared now. I don’t much care what your argument was with the mechanic – there are other ways to sort out disputes.

“But you decided to go round, mob-handed, to his place of work and thump him. And for that you deserve to be sent to prison. You felt that Mr Goodfield was too slow for your liking in replacing your Audi’s engine, despite saying he would fix it in his free time.

“You got annoyed with the whole situation. You have got to realise that life is other people being awkward. If you can’t cope with it you will most likely spent time in prison. If you can’t deal with situations like this, then we’ll take you off the streets.

“I am sentencing you to a six-month prison term, suspended for 12 months and this is only because I have read some good things about you. I am giving you a chance to stay out of trouble and don’t allow yourself to do this again.”

Cornock was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £3,000 compensation to Mr Goodfield.

Source: Gloucestershire Live

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