Madine jailed for 18 months

Gary Madine was found guilty by a jury during a week-long trial last month
4 October 2013

Sheffield Wednesday Gary Madine has been jailed for 18 months after he was found guilty of punching two men in separate nightclub attacks.

Madine, 23, who has a previous conviction for knocking a man out in a Carlisle pub, punched Wednesday fan Daniel Beresford in the Paris Bar in Sheffield city centre in February last year, breaking his nose.

Four weeks later, he punched bricklayer and Sheffield United fan Reece Hall in the city's Viper Room club, shattering his cheekbone.

He was jailed at Leeds Crown Court after being found guilty by a jury following a week-long trial last month.

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