Four men have been jailed for their part in an affray in the capital in which a man was punched to the floor and kicked.

Adrian Piotr Wlochynski, aged 19, of Allan Street, Ralfs Rimicans, aged 20, of Farmhill Meadows, Wiktor Budzinski, aged 20, of Princess Avenue, and Nathan Paul Moffatt, aged 24, of Castlemona Avenue, all admitted affray after an incident in Nelson Street on August 12.

The four men punched and kicked their victim leaving him with swelling below both eyes, cut on his lip, soreness to his jaw and temple, scratches on both wrists, a bloodshot left eye, and a graze with minor swelling to his temple.

Wlochynski, Rimicans and Budzinski, who had no previous convictions, were all jailed for 14 weeks each while Moffatt, who has two previous cautions, was jailed for 15 weeks.

Budzinski was also fined £300 for possessing £10 worth of cannabis.

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said while passing sentence: ’The four of you attacked him by punching him to the floor and there were kicks while he was on the floor and trying to get up.

’I have noted there were no serious injuries but they were not insignificant injuries. This assault could have resulted in you being before the court for a charge of manslaughter.

’You’re all equally responsible for the consequences of the incident.’

Prosecutor Barry Swain told the court how the attack had occurred in the early hours of August 12 on Nelson Street.

All four said they were so intoxicated they could not recall the incident.

Moffatt admitted he had thrown the first punch with the other three men then joining in with the attack.

Wlochynski told police he had consumed 10 pints of lager, Jack Daniels, and vodka before the incident.

Rimicans said he had been drinking lager and vodka during the night.

Budzinski told police he had drunk more than he had ever done in the past.

Deborah Myerscough representing Wlochynski said that her client had no previous convictions.

The advocate said: ’He is shocked by his own behaviour and says he has brought great shame to his family.

Rimicans was represented by Ian Kermode.

Mr Kermode said that the incident had occurred after a ’chance encounter’ in the street.

He said: ’Mr Rimicans is unaware how the violence started. He saw the man on the floor and kicked him to the leg, no other violence was used.’

Paul Glover represented Budzinski and highlighted the probation report which said that his client was ’typically of good moral compass when sober’.

Moffatt, who works as a chef, was represented by Darren Taubitz who said: ’Mr Moffatt is ashamed and disgusted by his actions.’

A probation report had recommended community service for the four men but Mrs Hughes said: ’I disagree. I consider this offence extremely serious.

’A message has to be sent to those who indulge in violent behaviour in the early hours on the streets of Douglas that nothing less than a custodial sentence will be the outcome.’

The four men were also ordered to pay £250 each in compensation to their victim and were all banned from purchasing or being sold alcohol for six months.

They were spared a ban from licensed premises as it was said that some of the four worked on licensed premises.