Grudge man jailed over attack on former teacher

Jermaine Bullen, 26, left Kieran Heakin unconscious and lying in a pool of blood after he delivered countless punches and kicks to his head.

One witness said he thought the victim was going to be killed by Bullen, a former pupil at St John's Primary School in Rochdale when Mr Heakin was headteacher.

Bullen launched his attack when he spotted the teacher with friends at the takeaway in Rochdale town centre in February last year.

Bolton Crown Court heard left Mr Heakin, 58, a teacher with 35 years experience, with extensive head injuries that needed surgery, hearing loss, and deteriorated vision in his left eye.

Bullen, who has previous convictions for violence, and burglary, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and will have to satisfy a parole board he is not a danger to the public before he can be released.