Father battered boy outside West Bromwich school over 'bullying' of his sons

Girls screamed as Maciej Nowicki twice punched the 15-year-old in the face, battered him to the ground and kicked him in the head, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.

The victim was temporarily knocked unconscious but escaped with cuts and bruises as people rushed to pull the 38-year-old off him.

The victim, who did not go to the same school, had been among youths tormenting Nowicki's 16-year-old twins for six months and was waiting with others outside Phoenix College in Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich at the end of lessons on June 5, the court heard.

Around 200 young people were gathered on an area of grass close to the school 'as though waiting for some sort of physical confrontation,' said Mr David Bennett, prosecuting, who added: "There was a tense atmosphere at the school gates with a number of people in an agitated state being warned by staff that police would be called if they did not calm down."

The twins pointed out to their Polish-born father the youth who had allegedly assaulted them and he rushed over to attack him, continued the lawyer. A 17-year-old in a group with the victim had a baseball bat but was disarmed during the fracas, it was said.

Mr Simon Hanns, defending, said Nowicki had complained to both college staff and the police about the bullying of the twins and had been due to meet with officers to discuss the matter that night.

"Whatever his emotion and concern for his sons, there is no excuse for what he did. It just made things worse," he said.

Nowicki from Creed Way, West Bromwich, who was of previous good character, pleaded guilty to assault and was given a four month jail sentence suspended for two years and ordered to pay £300 costs.

He was also made the subject of a restraining order banning him from having any contact with two named youths.