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A couple who left a man facing the prospect of going blind in one eye in a row about cheese have been jailed. Paul Ryder, 62, was accused of nicking cheese belonging to the unnamed victim, 34, at their sheltered accommodation in Matlock, Derbyshire.
As a result he contacted Michelle and Gary Thorpe, 41 and 47, to come round to help him confront him. Michelle stamped on the victim’s head so hard that he had an imprint of the sole of her boot in his face while Gary left him ‘dripping in blood’, Derby Crown Court was told.
The Thorpes have both been jailed for 16 months for their part in the attack while Ryder was given a suspended prison sentence. Read more