article_snippet: A pensioner was left covered in blood after a thug knocked A pensioner to the ground during a violent neighbourhood parking dispute.
article_snippet: Stan Roberts suffered cuts and bruises to Stan Roberts nose and cheek, as well as damaged teeth, and said Stan Roberts had 'never been punched so hard in my life'.
article_snippet: Pensioner Stan Roberts, 79, was left covered in blood (pictured) after being punched to the ground during a neighbourhood dispute in North Shields .
article_snippet: Stan Roberts suffered cuts and bruises to his nose and cheek, as well as damaged teeth, and said Stan Roberts had 'never been punched so hard in my life' The attack took place while Stan Roberts was visiting Stan Roberts ex-wife Yejide Roberts, 38, at her home.
article_snippet: At this time the victim remained in the house - the victim is 79 and suffers from heart problems - but the victim observed that the dispute was getting out of hand. '
article_snippet: When the victim stepped out the door, the victim saw the defendant running down the path to the victim, draw back the victim right fist and then punch the victim in the face. '
article_snippet: the victim was bleeding heavily from the nose and collapsed back in the house by the living room floor.'
article_snippet: Chief magistrate Evelyn Harrison said: 'This was a nasty assault on an elderly gentleman, inflicting quite serious injuries and This has had a long-lasting physical and psychological impact.'
highlights_snippet: Victim, 79, suffered facial cuts and bruising and needed medical treatment .
  