“During the course of the evening, Mr Henderson noticed that the accused and his partner appeared to be disturbing a number of the patrons.” As he was being removed by staff, Mr Henderson saw Arthur be “visibly angry.” A fourth, the court heard, will ultimately determine if the eyeball needs to be removed. “I don’t think there’s anything particularly mitigatory about the behaviour of Mr Arthur on the night in question. “Reading the victim impact statements creates a picture of a horrific assault with horrific consequences for a perfectly straightforward person living in the community,” she said.