Canberra man who punched stranger during argument over games of pool won't spend time in jail

A 26-year-old Canberra man avoids time behind bars for punching a man in a pub, sparked by an argument over some pool tables.

A Canberra man found guilty of a so-called "coward punch" in an argument over clashing games of pool at a pub, will not have to spend time in prison.Zane Daniel was found guilty of a single charge of causing grievous bodily harm in the ACT Supreme Court

He was sentenced to three and a half years to be served in the community on an intensive corrections order The court heard the man had been left with cognitive impairment, hearing loss and other ongoing problems as a result of the attack.

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