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A mother reported her own sons to the police after learning they had attacked a man leaving him blind in one eye. A mother has said she has no regrets about reporting her sons to the police after learning they had brutally attacked a man on a night out.
Luke Newman, 27, and Oliver Clark, 24, were jailed after their 51-year-old mother Carol Saldinack, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, called police. Carol Saldinack, 51, of Norfolk, said she was so ashamed of their behaviour she could barely look them in the eye.
They attacked father-of-two Marc Parkinson outside a takeaway after a night drinking in Chichester, Sussex. She said if she had kept quiet that would have made her as guilty as them.
The brothers were jailed for two years at Chichester Crown Court last week for grievous bodily harm. Luke Newman, 27, and Oliver Clark, 24, were jailed for two years for their part in the attack on Marc Parkinson, which left him blind in one eye.
'Very brave' 'Piece of meat'
A third man, Benjamin Hammond, 25, was also jailed for two years for his part in the attack. Police praised their mother for her bravery in coming forward, but Mrs Saldinack said she felt she had no option.
The incident last June left Mr Parkinson, 36, with a detached retina, a perforated eardrum and bruised ribs. In an emotional interview with the BBC, she said it had been a difficult decision but was the "right and decent" thing to do.
Det Con Kim Clinch of Chichester CID said of Mrs Saldinack: "I think it's very brave of her to give us the details. "They did what they did to this gentleman and ran away and left him there in a pool of blood... as if he's a piece of meat."
"It certainly helped with the case. These cases are violent and they shouldn't happen." In my eyes, it's my decision and I have to live with that guilt now Carol Saldinack
Det Insp Jim McKnight added: "The call we received in this case obviously helped in the investigation. "I just can't look at them. I keep thinking, 'What on earth possessed them? Was it drink, was it temper, their own strength?' I just don't know. I just can't believe they have done this to somebody."
"However there was strong evidence, including forensics, which led to the convictions." But she said it was only right that the police should be informed.
"If one of my sons themselves had come home - or they didn't come home one night - I would want to know why or who did this and for what reason and to be punished for what they have done," she said.
"We can all turn a blind eye to situations in our lives and that's what's wrong with everybody now. We are teaching our children that it's OK to do this and it's wrong."
Oliver Clark, left, and Luke Newman were jailed for two years
She said her sons were no longer talking to her and she had lost the trust of another of her children.
"It might be wrong in some people's eyes. In my eyes it's my decision and I have to live with that guilt now. I would not hesitate to do it again and my children know that."
The brothers launched the attack on the father-of-two outside a takeaway shop after a night drinking in Chichester in Sussex last June.
Mr Parkinson, 36, suffered a detached retina, a perforated eardrum and bruised ribs.
A third man, Benjamin Hammond, 25, was also jailed at Chichester Crown Court for two years for his part in the attack.
Det Con Kim Clinch of Chichester CID said of Mrs Saldinack: "It's very brave of her to give us the details."
Det Insp Jim McKnight said Mrs Saldinack's phone call had obviously helped in the investigation and there had been strong evidence, including forensics, which led to the convictions.