A REDDITCH man who smashed a glass into the face of a guest who had upset people at a wedding reception is to have a psychiatric report prepared on him before being sentenced.

Richard Brampton, 35, of Edgeworth Close, was due to be sentenced at Warwick Crown Court after being found guilty of unlawful wounding following a trial last month.

But after seeing a pre-sentence report, Brampton’s barrister Ian Speed said: “I have had concerns about his attitude towards the offence and towards the proceedings.”

He said the report revealed Brampton had previously referred himself to a psychiatric unit and had also self-harmed.

Mr Speed said he did not believe there were psychological problems which would affect the sentence, but suggested Brampton should be seen by a psychiatrist.

Recorder Alastair Smith agreed to adjourn for a psychiatric report, and granting Brampton bail, said: “Those acting on your behalf, having seen the pre-sentence report containing matters they were not aware of, have asked for a further report to be prepared.

“But you should not take that as any indication of any likely sentence, as I told you on the last occasion.

During the trial, prosecutor Lynette McClement said the events took place at someone's wedding at the Grosvenor Hotel, Stratford.

"They had a lunch, and after that people began drinking, and some people drank to excess. One of those was Mr Walker."

She said he made inappropriate comments and by 10pm hotel staff were considering having him removed after people began complaining about comments he was making and him throwing drinks.

A staff member asked him to leave.

“Mr Walker was very, very drunk," said Miss Clement. "He began to lash out when people tried to take hold of him, and the staff member was struck to the face.

“Into the midst of this comes a young man, Connor Roach, the brother of the bridegroom.

“He saw Mr Walker being restrained against the disabled toilet door and decided he was too drunk to be put in a cab. So he decided to take him to his own hotel room and put him to bed.

“He went over to the group, wanting to take Dean Walker away from the situation, and he saw Walker lash out and strike the staff member.”

Someone with dark brown hair and a goatee beard was then seen to step forward and strike Mr Walker with full force with a pint glass.

“That glass smashed, and the police found bits of it embedded in the disabled loo door. That shows how much force was used,” added Miss McClement.

Mr Walker fell forward with his face in his hands, bleeding heavily from his cheek, and his shirt was covered in blood.

The attacker walked away, and when the police arrived they went to look for him, and found Brampton, whose hands were covered in blood, walking down the road with his girlfriend.

He was asked if he had been involved in a fight, and replied: “Yes, he was annoying people, so I hit him.”

But during the trial he claimed Mr Walker had taken a swing at him with a glass in his hand, and his own hand got cut when he raised it to protect his face.

But Miss McClement told the jury: “We say the cuts to his hand are a result of him smashing a glass into another man’s face.

“Regardless of his behaviour, he [Mr Walker] didn’t deserve to have his face cut with a glass.”