A violent man has been jailed for 10 years for repeatedly slashing a man during a "grudge revenge attack" in Newtown which left his victim with significant permanent scarring.

Jamie Jones, 32, of Garth Owen, Newtown was influenced by alcohol, cocaine and cannabis when he ran towards Luke Pedrosa with a bottle, striking him to the head from behind and slashed him leaving a gaping wound to his arm and hand followed up by punching and kicking.

Mold Crown Court heard Jones continues to maintain his justification for the attack on Mr Pedrosa who was out with friends at the Castle Vaults pub on August 13, 2022.

His Honour Judge Niclas Parry said Jones had been convicted following a trial in April from "overwhelming" evidence of serious violence caught on CCTV.

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"It’s clear when crossed you use weapons against victims," the judge said.

"It is the third time in little over three years you’ve struck victims with bottles. You have committed crimes over decades which have escalated in gravity."

The court heard Mr Pedrosa felt he had been "branded" by Jones, leaving him in "excruciating" pain from a large scar on his forearm which he covers up by wearing long sleeve shirts, and continues to suffer a wound on his finger that "constantly reopens".

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Mr Pedrosa added that he is now "more paranoid and on edge" since the attack and feels that he needs to get away from his hometown.

Jones' defence barrister Dafydd Roberts said "clearly custody is inevitable" following a pre-sentence report that "doesn't make happy reading" for the 32-year-old dad who has 12 convictions for 56 offences, including bottling a man in a smoking area in 2019 and glassing a man in the face and head during an attack in a pub in 2021.

"What paints a slightly different picture is he has been able to acknowledge his mental health problems while in custody and he’s engaging with counselling," Mr Roberts said.

"That is very, very important and an acknowledgment on his part to start addressing the issues about why he behaved on these occasions.

"He suffered a lot of pressure and stress from others, damage to his own property and assaults to him but there is no suggestion that he retaliated.

"Has a young child and he realises he’s going to be away for a significant time but wishes to build a relationship with his child."

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Judge Parry said it was "necessary" to extend Jones' sentence given the "extreme nature of your previous conviction".

Jones was sentenced to 10 years - six years in custody and four on licence - for wounding Luke Pedrosa with intent to do him grievous bodily harm and given an indefinite restraining order not to contact or go near Mr Pedrosa.

Judge Parry called it "a typical drunk attack which the public are fed up with but also fearful".

"There’s a clear pattern of violent behaviour by unprovoked attacks and use of weapons," he added.