"He's kicked my husband, there's blood coming from his eye": Road rage idiot, 35, beat up dad and left him blind in one eye following petty argument about right of way
20.01.2022 - 13:53
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A dad was blinded in one eye after he was beat up by a driver during a petty road rage row in Monsall.
Lewis Cook, 35, punched the victim in the face and arms whilst the man's wife and five month old child watched, after he pulled out in front of him at a road junction.
Manchester Crown Court heard that in the run up to the assault, Cook had been tailgating the man's Toyota Carolla, angrily putting his head and upper torso out of the driver's side window.
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He was also seen to shake his fist at him and throw objects at the car.
The victim eventually stopped at the roadside but Cook also stopped and set about the man.
He suffered a severely damaged retina in the beating and blacked out.
Despite extensive surgery, he lost the sight of his left eye and now faces further surgery for a badly damaged nose, with fears he may go blind in the other eye.
He has to walk with a cane and has since given up his job as a network engineer.
Cook, who has just become a father, was jailed for three years after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm.
The incident took place at 1pm on December 4, 2018 when the victim encountered Cook whilst driving through the city's Monsall district.
Prosecutor Joe Boyd said: ''The victim pulled out of Queens Road onto Rochdale Road and noticed another car driving very close behind him as if to make him go faster.
"He saw the defendant gesturing with his fist in the mirror and described how he was throwing objects out of his window and had his upper torso out of the window.
"The man then heard a sizzling noise coming from a rear window so pulled up at the side of the road. But the defendant also pulled up behind him.
"The