Drunk attacked postman and tried to steal parcel gets shock

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Drunk who attacked postman and tried to steal parcel gets a shock when mailman turns out to be ex-British boxing champion

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DANIEL Brown, assaulted Kevin McIntyre as he was delivering a package but didn’t know the postie won the British welterweight title in 2007.


A DRUNKEN thug who attacked a postie and tried to steal his mail got a bit of shock – because his intended victim was a former boxing champ.

Daniel Brown, 22, assaulted Kevin McIntyre as he was delivering a package but didn’t know that, as a professional boxer, the postie won the British welterweight title in 2007.

And Brown, who has a history of violent crime , was left stunned as the 36-year-old mailman fought back.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard that on September 6 last year Kevin couldn’t find the flat he wanted, so he knocked on another door.

Brown answered, stepped towards the postman and put his arm out in a bid to block his exit.



He then grabbed at the mail Kevin was carrying and put his hand at the postie’s back.

Fearing the yob might be armed with a knife , Kevin punched him and then left the building before phoning the police.

When officers arrived, they found Brown was very drunk and noticed he had a piece of mail that had been taken.

Brown, of Manor Road, Paisley, admitted the offence in court.

He also pled guilty to another assault that happened in West Buchanan Street, Paisley , earlier that day.

On that occasion, Brown attacked 43-year-old John Bisland and robbed him of a can of cider.

John fell to the ground after being punched and had four stitches inserted in a deep gash to his face once he had been taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.

After studying Brown’s record and describing the two latest offences as “particularly serious,” Sheriff Seith Ireland deferred sentence until April 16 for background reports.

Brown was remanded in custody.

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Thug who tried to rob postman who turned out to be an ex-British boxing champion is jailed for three-and-a-half years

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A drunken thug who picked on the wrong man when he decided to assault a postie who used to be a professional boxer was yesterday jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Daniel Brown, 22, targeted Kevin McIntyre as the mailman was trying to deliver a package in Speirsfield Court, Paisley.

What the boozed-up lout didn’t know was that Mr McIntyre previously enjoyed a successful career as a boxer, winning the British welterweight title in 2007.

And Brown, who has a history of violent crime, was left stunned as 36-year-old Mr McIntyre fought back.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard that, while delivering mail on September 6 last year, Mr McIntyre couldn’t find the flat he wanted, so he knocked on another door.

Brown answered, stepped towards the postman and put his arm out in a bid to block his exit.

He then grabbed at the mail Mr McIntyre was carrying.

Words were exchanged and Brown put his hand at the postie’s back.

Believing the yob might be armed with a knife, Mr McIntyre punched him and then left the building before phoning the police.

When officers arrived, they found Brown to be heavily intoxicated and noticed he had a piece of mail that had been taken.

Brown, of Manor Road, Paisley, admitted the offence in court.

He also pled guilty to another incident that took place in West Buchanan Street, Paisley, earlier that day.

On that occasion, Brown targeted 43-year-old John Bisland, who was carrying a bag containing cans of cider.

Mr Bisland heard the sound of breaking glass and saw the accused and another man picking up a broken bottle of vodka.

The bottle had fallen and smashed and they were trying to drink what booze was left in it.

When Mr Bisland warned them they could be injured, Brown asked for one of his cans of cider before punching him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head.

As Mr Bisland phoned the police to report what had happened, Brown and the other man made off with his cider.

The court heard the victim had four stitches inserted in a deep gash to his face once he had been taken to Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Brown had previously been held on remand to await sentence after background reports were requested.

And, when he was hauled back to court yesterday to learn his fate, Sheriff Seith Ireland described the latest offences as “particularly serious.”

Jailing Brown for 42 months, Sheriff Ireland told him: “You are, in my view, a danger to the public. You drink to excess and lose control.”

Sheriff Ireland said he was so concerned about the risk Brown might pose once he is released that he is to be made the subject of a Supervised Release Order, so he can be monitored closely.

He ordered Brown to accept any drug or alcohol counselling required as part of the Supervised Release Order.