Judges dismiss appeal

A THUG who bit and stabbed a man in an explosion of late-night drunken violence in Oldham town centre had his sentence appeal turned down by top judges.

Terence William Calder (22) was jailed for five years and five months at Manchester Crown Court in February after admitting wounding Robert Regan (31) with intent.

Calder was also ordered to serve an extra three years on extended licence in the community, during which he can be recalled to prison if he puts a foot wrong.

Judge Nicholas Cooke QC, sitting in London’s Appeal Court with Lord Justice Aikens and Mr Justice Griffith Williams yesterday, said Calder repeatedly punched and kicked his victim, also biting his head in the attack.

Calder, of Wenfield Drive, Blackley, also stabbed Mr Regan three times with a fishing knife, said the judge, who added: “The fact that his injuries were not life-threatening was a matter of pure chance”.

Dismissing the appeal, Judge Cooke said there was no element of self-defence behind Calder’s actions.