A HORRIFIED mother, whose son was attacked on Boxing Day, is outraged that his attacker was only given 120 hours community service as a punishment.

Jack Harrison, 19, admitted repeatedly punching and kicking his victim’s head, after he had fallen to the ground on Ayr High Street. 

In April, Harrison was handed a 12 month community payback order and had to complete 120 hours unpaid work within six months.

The 19-year-old was also ordered to pay £500 compensation to the person he attacked. But Victoria Campbell, the victim’s mother, is fuming that her son’s attacker was not given a tougher sentence.

She said: “We are devastated to say the least, as the man got a years probation and 120 hours community service.

“This is not justice for nearly beating someone to death in an unprovoked attack, and I’m certain prison sentences are getting more and more lax in Scotland across the board, and not just in Ayrshire. 

“These things simply do not make us feel safe, and criminals are laughing at the justice system as they know they need to be repeat offenders to go to prison. 

“I can confirm that the attack was unprovoked, my son was assaulted from behind and violently knocked to the ground and then repeatedly punched and kicked - this has been fully captured on CCTV.

“He suffered a fractured orbital bone, a fractured sinus bone, two black eyes, a broken nose and a burst lip. “On arriving at hospital he had been beaten so badly he was unconscious and not responding - for a time it looked like he had a brain injury. 

“I spent all night in hospital with him and he had severe concussion.It is disgusting, and these crimes would most definitely have carried a prison sentence in years gone by. Naturally, we are concerned this man attacks someone else. Lets hope he doesn’t.”