TWO brothers who beat a 62-year-old man in a savage attack leaving him with a broken arm and appalling head injuries have been jailed.

Bolton Crown Court was told that victim David Jones was punched, kicked and held in a stranglehold and he heard one of the brothers shout "I am going to blind you".

Mr Jones still suffers double vision, has headaches and is frightened of going out on his own following the assault.

The attack happened after Andy Spensley's dog attacked Mr Jones' Scottie dog, Oliver, in Brighton Street, Bury, on December 13 last year.

Mr Jones told Spensley, who had grabbed Mr Jones's dog, that it should have been on a lead.

Spensley asked him what it had got to do with him and attacked Mr Jones from behind, knocking him to the ground.

Spensley's brother Darren then joined in beating Mr Jones, who was kicked repeatedly in the body, head and face while he was on the ground.

When arrested the brothers claimed that Mr Jones had attacked Andy Spensley and that his brother had intervened to protect him.

Andy Spensley, aged 27, of Brighton Street, Bury, and his 25-year-old brother Darren, of Evesham Walk, Middleton, appeared at Bolton Crown Court for sentence.

A judge described their appalling behaviour as an "unprovoked and frenzied attack on a man aged 62 out walking his dog on a public street".

She jailed each brother for three years nine months after they admitted causing Mr Jones grievous bodily harm with intent. They had been convicted after a trial.

During the attack Mr Jones's false teeth were kicked out into the road and he suffered severe bruising and a cut to the head which needed stitching.

He spent four nights in hospital and has been left with double vision and headaches and is now frightened to go out on his own or even as part of a group.

Recorder Beverley Lunt said: "The attack was appalling, disgusting and inexcusable. You then made matters worse by blaming the man himself."

She said she had debated whether to make them long term prisoners jailing them for more than four years but, after reading reports and references, she had drawn back from that option.

She jailed each brother for three years and nine months and because of that did not make any compensation order but said she hoped Mr Jones would take advice from the police about further action.