Jail for bottle attacker

An attacker who struck an innocent shopper over the head with a bottle in a ‘random and unprovoked’ assault has been jailed for 14 months. Mihai Valentin was left bleeding from the head after being struck from behind as he was walking home from the shops on Third Avenue, Manor Park, east London. Shannon Webb, 29, admitted striking Mr Valentin on 29 November last year but claimed he was acting in self-defence. Judge Philip Katz said: ‘On November 29 last…