Drunk thug who blinded a man in brawl sparked by the victim’s MAN BUN loses his appeal against his sentence – after growing the same hairstyle himself
- Drunk thug who blinded man in a brawl sparked by his man bun loses his appeal
- Brent Moresco, 20, was ordered to spend three years in youth detention
- Moresco, who pleaded guilty to the assault, was in court sporting the hairstyle
A drunken reveller who blinded a man during a night out in Melbourne after taking offence to the victim’s man bun has lost his bid to appeal his sentence.
Brent Moresco, 20, was ordered to spend three years in youth detention for the May 2017 assault, but on Tuesday lost a bid to have the Court of Appeal reconsider the sentence.
Environmental scientist Elliot Harvey was blinded in one eye in the attack at Rubix Warehouse in Brunswick, in what County Court Justice Christopher Ryan described as ‘senseless violence by drunken young men’.
Brent Moresco (pictured) was seen sporting a man bun as he lost his appeal against his sentence
Moresco blinded environmental scientist Elliot Harvey (pictured) after taking offense at his man bun
Moresco’s lawyer argued the sentence was not on par with the three-year prison sentence given to his co-accused.
Bradley Elmore-Jeffries, 22, was given a 21-month non-parole period, while Moresco has no parole opportunity.
Both pleaded guilty to recklessly causing serious injury over the assault, which occurred after snide remarks were made about Mr Harvey’s car.
Moresco, 20, was ordered to spend three years in youth detention for the May 2017 assault
Mr Harvey also believed the pair took offence at his man bun, a hairstyle later sported in court by Moresco when he was sentenced.
Three Court of Appeal justices refused Moresco’s appeal bid, saying the difference between Elmore-Jeffries’ prison sentence and Moresco’s youth justice centre order was ‘more than adequate’ to account for their differing personal circumstances and other mitigating factors.