article: This is the shocking moment an unemployed scaffolder punched his unsuspecting former friend in the face so hard that he was left with a fractured skull and a bleed to the brain. Richard Hutchinson, 40, from Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, has been jailed for two years for attacking his victim without warning after the pair fell out over a debt of £300. Teesside Crown Court heard that the pair had a 'long-running' feud after Hutchinson borrowed the money but had not paid it all back. Scroll down for video . Richard Hutchinson, 40, from Thornaby-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, has been jailed for two years for punching his former friend in a betting shop. Pictured: The victim stands at the counter in William Hill prior to the attack . CCTV footage shows Hutchinson run into the betting shop and throw a punch at his former friend. The married father said he lashed out because the pair had fallen out over money and he wanted to 'sort it out' Hutchinson punched his victim in the jaw, knocking him unconscious and leaving him with a fractured skull and a brain bleed. He needed 16 days in intensive care and Hutchinson has now been jailed for two years . The court heard how both men allegedly made threats and violence against each other in the run-up to the attack, with Hutchinson still owing the victim £60 at the time of the assault. The prosecution said Hutchinson threw punches at the victim the day before the attack then threatened to 'fill him in' on the phone. CCTV footage shows the victim, an engineer and father of two, standing at the counter of William Hill bookmakers' when Hutchinson ran in and felled him with one blow to the jaw. The victim, who has not been named, was knocked unconscious by the 'full force punch' and did not remember the attack, which occurred in a betting shop in Stockton-on-Tees on September 6 last year. He was taken to hospital with a skull fracture and bleed on the brain and had to remain in intensive care for 16 days. He was discharged but later readmitted to hospital for another 11 days for rehabilitation, Teesside Crown Court heard. Following the incident, married father Hutchinson went to police and told officers: 'I've hit someone. I may have seriously hurt them.' He told officers that he 'lost it' because he and his wife had been threatened and said he went to try and 'sort it out'. He added that he thought he had 'just knocked him out'. In his police interview, he said: 'I didn't mean to cause that much damage to him. It shocked me how easily he went down. 'I'm gutted. I'm sick to my stomach that I've actually done that to him. 'I didn't expect that at all. If anything, I expected him to turn around and hit me back.' The unsuspecting victim (pictured in the betting shop prior to the attack) had to remain in intensive care for 16 days and was  later readmitted to hospital for another 11 days for rehabilitation, Teesside court heard . The defence claimed the money was demanded from Hutchinson, that his wife had previously been assaulted, that he was threatened with garden shears and told he would be given 'a good hiding'. Duncan McReddie, defending, said Hutchinson acted recklessly with 'a degree of provocation that was long-running' after he borrowed £300 from the victim, down to £60 by the time of the assault. He said the unemployed scaffolder had expressed regret and remorse since the assault and a prison sentence would badly affect his family. Hutchinson admitted causing grievous bodily harm and the court heard that he had a caution for a similar offence in 2005 and assault convictions, but no violence for a decade. He was jailed for two years and given a five-year restraining order banning him from contacting the victim or going to his street.
highlights: Richard Hutchinson attacked former friend in betting shop in money row .
  He landed a single punch to victim's face causing brain bleed and fracture .
  His victim spent 16 days in intensive care and a further 11 days in hospital .
  Hutchinson, 40, admitted grievous bodily harm and jailed for two years .
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