A teenager who attacked a man in the street has been sentenced to community service.

Neil Clarke launched punches and kicks at his victim until members of the public intervened and he ran off.

After he pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour, High Bailiff Jayne Hughes ordered the 18-year-old to do 150 hours unpaid work in the next 12 months.

Prosecuting advocate Barry Swain said that the victim had declined to make a complaint.

Clarke, who lives at Church Road Marina, Douglas, is already subject to a two-year suspended sentence supervision order, imposed in September 2021 for drug possession and resisting arrest, and Mrs Hughes also ordered that that order start again from July 2022.

We previously reported that the victim was walking past the Card Factory in Strand Street on February 14 at 3.25pm.

Clarke and another teenager were said to have run over to him and started attacking him.

The man fell to the ground and the two teenagers were said to have kicked and punched him.

Numerous members of the public tried to intervene and the duo then ran off.

They were later identified and arrested.

On February 15, 18-year-old Clarke was arrested but was deemed unfit for interview so he was bailed.

He was then interviewed on February 24 but answered ‘no comment’ to all questions.

A probation report assessed Clarke as a low risk of harm to others, and a low to medium risk of re-offending.

Defence advocate Deborah Myerscough said that her client was ‘vulnerable’ and needed more support

She said that Clarke was currently only working voluntarily in his family business, so community service would give him a purpose.

Ms Myerscough said that the teenager had been working well with probation under his suspended sentence supervision order, and there had been no other incidents since it was imposed.

High Bailiff Mrs Hughes also ordered Clarke to pay £125 prosecution costs by August 12.

The second male alleged to have been involved will be dealt with in a separate court appearance.