A street attacker who kicked a cashpoint user in the head has been spared an immediate jail sentence ordered to pay his victim compensation.

Caelib Hampton is a former Young Good Citizen of the Year in Teignmouth but had a grudge against victim Darren Guy, who is the father of a female schoolfriend.

He was caught on town centre CCTV as he kicked Mr Guy in the head as he lay helpless on the ground beside an ATM machine in the centre of Teignmouth.

He set on him after Mr Guy told him to get lost and punched him to the ground before carrying on the attack with steel toed work boots.

Hampton had been a friend of Mr Guy’s daughter Faith for ten years while they were at school together but there was ill feeling between them after the two teenagers fell out.

The victim, who has suffered two strokes in the past, was left with severe bruising to his face including a black eye and an orange-sized lump on his forehead.

Hampton is a former water sports instructor who won a Young Good Citizen of the Year for his work raising funds for the RNLI in Teignmouth.

A judge deferred his sentence at Exeter Crown Court last year after hearing he suffers from Asperger Syndrome and has recently been diagnosed with anxiety and depression.

He suspended the sentence after hearing how Hampton has stayed out of trouble, received successful treatment for his condition, worked with the probation service, and found full time work.

Hampton, aged 19, of Jubilee Close, Teignmouth, admitted causing actual bodily harm, and was jailed for a year, suspended for 18 months and ordered to do 25 days probation activities and pay £1,000 compensation and £250 costs by Judge Erik Salomonsen.

He told him:"This was a serious assault. You kicked him and caused serious injuries. I adjourned this sentence because you are a vulnerable individual for whom prison might not be the appropriate disposal.

"You have kept your side of the bargain, if bargain there be, and given the passage of time and what you have achieved in the interim, I am going to make good on what I said."

Mr Gordon Richings, prosecuting, told the previous heating that the unprovoked attack happened in Wellington Street, Teignmouth, at 6.30 pm on July 12, 2017, after Mr Guy had walked from a nearby pub to visit a cashpoint.

Hampton spotted him in the street, shouted abuse, and swore at him. Mr Guy used the cash machine and crossed the road to get away from him but he followed.

Mr Richings said:"Mr Guy says he turned around and told Hampton to f*** off and walked away. He felt a punch of the back of his head. He fell to the floor and felt four or five kicks.

"He thought Hampton was wearing rigger boots which were reinforced with steel and he felt the kicks going in and causing serious damage."

He was kicked in the kidneys as he tried to get up and kicked on the ground when he fell back. He had to take three weeks off his job as a carpenter and lost £2,400 pay.

The court was shown CCTV in which the attack could be seen in the distance, but with the kicks clearly visible. A police officer who analysed the footage said there were at least three kicks and three punches.

Mr Lee Bremridge, defending, said Hampton has complied with all the conditions of the deferred sentence, found a full time job, and received help for his mental health issues.

He has worked will with the probation service, which has been supervising him in relation to a previous offence, and their assessment is that he will benefit from further work.

He told the earlier hearing that Hampton worked previously as a water sports instructor and won a Young Good Citizen award for his RNLI fundraising. He is now a trawlerman.

Mr Bremridge said Hampton had been shocked at his behaviour when he was shown the CCTV by police, was remorseful, and had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.