Healthcare campaigner jailed for assault

JAILED . . . Jide Tomoye

A personal trainer who starred in an NHS campaign to improve healthcare in Oldham has been jaied — for putting another man in hospital.

Jide Tomoye (28) flew into a rage when he borrowed a friend’s Audi after an all- night party and crashed it into a row of parked cars.

Victim James McLean (60) came out to investigate the crash only to be savagely beaten by Tomoye.

Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, heard how Mr McLean approached Tomoye, of Danby Court, Oldham, to simply ask him what had happened and to see if he was OK.

But Tomoye then attacked the victim, throwing punches until he tumbled over a garden wall.

Tomoye then continued to punch Mr McLean as he lay behind the wall. The victim, who lives in London Road, Oldham, suffered a fractured cheekbone and bruising from the attack.

The incident happened after Tomoye appeared in a campaign by Oldham Primary Care Trust to improve healthcare.

Violence

He was pictured in a glossy booklet and quoted talking about the borough’s personal health training service.

He gave a quote to the booklet which also appears on the internet saying: “Small changes to lifestyle really do make a big difference.”

Tomoye admitted unlawful wounding and was jailed for six months. Tomoye was also disqualified from driving for 12 months for driving without a licence and without insurance.

He claimed he was angry because he had crashed the silver Audi and had “over-reacted in the spur of the moment.”

The court heard how Tomoye was an active member of the community, having previously worked as a health trainer to young people.

Judge Roger Thomas QC said: “Reasonably, the complainant just wanted to know what had happened outside his house.

“Your response was to attack him, punch him and when he went over the wall you punched him further causing him grievous bodily harm.”

“The violence you used against Mr McLean was mindless and deserves an immediate prison sentence.”