Teenagers beat up man who took their football after they kicked it at his car - twice
They followed him home before shouting 'where's the f*****g ball' before launching the violent attack
Prosecutor Lindsey Baker said that Mr Selby was in his car parked in the Waitrose multi-storey car park in Wells when he saw the defendants on the first floor. (Image: Northcliffe Media)
Two teenagers who were angry that a man had taken their football after they kicked it twice at his car followed him home and then violently assaulted him outside his address.
The victim did not even have time to walk into his house when Finn Alan McDonald Eaglesome and Joe Hodgkins turned up with a third male and demanded to know where their ball was.
Eaglesome grabbed the man by his hoody, pushing him backwards shouting "where's the f***ing ball?" and then climbed over his bonnet to get it.
Hodgkins then raised his fist and punched the victim to the face before all three males fled in their car.
Eaglesome, 18, of Newtown Lane, West Pennard and Hodgkins, 19, of Kingsway Road, Burnham-on-Sea, appeared in the dock together before Somerset Magistrates.
They both pleaded guilty to jointly assaulting Oliver Selby by beating him during the incident in Hervey Road in Wells on April 25.
Prosecutor Lindsey Baker said that Mr Selby was in his car parked in the Waitrose multi-storey car park in Wells when he saw the defendants on the first floor.
They were kicking a football which hit the rear driver's side door of Mr Selby's car so he got out and kicked it away.
"Ten minutes later another football came over from the defendants and landed on the road so the victim picked it up and drove off home with it," she said.
"Eaglesome, Hodgkins and another male then arrived in a car at the victim's address and Mr Selby didn't even have time to walk into his house when Eaglesome walked up to him.
"He grabbed the victim's hooded top pushing him backwards saying 'where's the f***ing ball?'
"He then climbed over the bonnet of his car, opened the door, removed the football and walked back to his car.
"Hodgkins grabbed Mr Selby's collar, raised his fist and punched him to the right side of his face causing him to stumble backwards."
The three males left and the police were called and the victim had cuts and scratch marks to his nose and his cheek was red and tender.
During interview Eaglesome admitted following the victim back to his house and touching him but said he didn't push him hard.
He said he got the ball and walked back to the car but admitted losing his temper and pushed him twice.
Hodgkins said that both him and the victim had hold of each other and exchanged verbal insults and he then struck him once to the side of his face.
He said he realised how stupid it was and said it was a "silly argument" over a football and he wanted to apologise for his actions.
Ms Baker said that all three males were offered a conditional caution by the police and the third one complied but the two defendants did not.
Defending solicitor Neil Priest said that both defendants were remorseful for what happened.
"It was an argument over a football that got out of hand and the assaults were not the most serious type," he said.
Chair of the magistrates Judy Watson said: "This was the most stupid thing to do and was an act of extreme bullying to follow someone home.
"Then to assault them over a football was just ridiculous."
Both defendants were ordered to pay the victim £110 compensation as punishment for the offence and no costs or victim surcharge were imposed.
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