A THUG who left a peacemaker with a fractured eye socket and cheekbone as he tried to stop an argument in a Cradley Heath pub has been locked up for 14 months.

David Homer was rowing with his father when Leo Demirtas stepped in and he was knocked unconscious and left facing surgery.

The victim, a hairdresser, feared the brutal attack had ruined his life and he told police later all he did was try and bring calm to the dispute in the Wagon and Horses pub.

Mr Demirtas said: "It was bad enough doing it when I tried to help - now I will have to life with this for the rest of my life."

Mark Phillips, prosecuting, said 28-year-old Homer had downed at least six pints when he got involved in the heated argument with his father.

Mr Demirtas knew Homer because he was a customer at his salon and he felt he would able to bring peace between the pair.

He approached Homer with his arms out calling for calm but he was viciously punched in the face and knocked unconscious, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.

Homer, of Ketley Hill Road, Dudley, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and he was told by Recorder Collingwood Thompson the only possible sentence was immediate imprisonment.

"The complainant came over to see if he could assist you and you responded with a punch,"

he added.

Nicole Steers, for Homer, said her client was full of remorse for his actions, she added: "It was a single blow and he knows what he did was wrong."