Gavin Buckland goes to prison for two and a half years for GBH

On 18 March 2023 in a pub car park on Smorral Lane in Bedworth, three women were having an altercation.

Gavin Buckland, 39 of Hospital Lane in Bedworth, was with two of the women, and the third was there with another man in his 30s.

The man in his 30s attempted to split up the altercation, at which point he was headbutted and punched a number of times by Buckland, receiving a severely split lip and injuries to his ear.

At hospital, the victim was informed that he had sustained fractures on both sides of his jaw and his eardrum had been perforated.

CCTV evidence from the venue showed the assault taking place. In interview, Buckland answered no comment to every question. 

On 23 May, Gavin Buckland was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court to two and a half years in prison for inflicting grievous bodily harm, as well as a victims’ surcharge of £228.

He has also been given a restraining order preventing him from contacting the victim directly or indirectly for the next ten years.

PC Boyle from the Bedworth Patrol team said “Buckland beat a man hard enough to fracture his jaw for reasons that are not readily obvious.

“Having a punch-up in a pub car park is a stupid way to end an evening, and Buckland has got two and a half years in prison to consider whether it was worth it.”