A violent man who beat up a dog owner with a metal bar in an unprovoked attack has been jailed.

Roy Scott, of Burch Road, Gravesend, left his victim with several broken bones after assaulting them in Medway.

A man was sitting outside a shop in Strood Retail Park with his dog when he was approached by Scott on August 2.

The pair had known each other in the past but Scott unexpectedly tried to kick the man in the face.

The victim stood up and, when Scott pulled a metal bar from his trousers, tried to run away.

Scott chased him into Commercial Road and struck him 13 times with the bar before leaving the scene towards the High Street.

The victim sustained a broken arm, broken finger and bruising to his body during his ordeal, and later went to hospital for treatment.

Scott, 41, was arrested in Northfleet on August 9 and later charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

He pleaded guilty and, at Woolwich Crown Court, last Thursday (November 9), Scott was sentenced to one year and ten months’ imprisonment.

Detective Constable Georgie Dell, of the Kent crime squad, said: “This was an unprovoked assault on a victim who suffered serious injuries whilst just sitting peacefully in a town centre.

“Scott is undoubtedly volatile and a danger to the public, and Medway will be a safer place while he is behind bars.”

This isn’t the first time Scott has been jailed.

In 2019 one black sock left at a crime scene helped police identify him as a burglar who targeted a home and two shops.

Scott was an outstanding suspect in multiple crimes between August and December 2018.

He had stolen jewellery, cigarettes, cash, a mobile phone and a tablet computer in multiple incidents.

Police had identified him from fingerprints and, after pleading guilty to the offences on that occasion, he was sentenced to three years and eight months.