Billy and Geoffrey Midmore jailed for acid attack in Southampton
Billy gets 15 years in prison while his brother is jailed for nine years
The pair were convicted of throwing acid in Carla Whitlock's face
Geoffrey, 27, admitted GBH with intent while Billy, 23, was found guilty
Mother-of-six Carla Whitlock was left blind in one eye following the attack last year
The judge has ruled out a life sentence for Billy Midmore, whose defence barrister, Mark Ruffell, is now addressing the court.
He says Mr Midmore "has allowed his temper to get the better of him in the past".
He says the meeting with Ms Whitlock was by "chance" - the brothers were not going out to find her.
Prosecution says Billy is facing between nine and 16 years in prison.
Billy Midmore holds his face in hands but is apparently unmoved as he listens to details of his criminal past.
The court hears he assaulted two prison officers at Rochester jail. He punched the officers twice.
In 2010, he was sentenced to 54 months in detention at a young offenders institution for robbery, possessing an imitation firearm.
He was also involved in a gunpoint robbery at address in New Malden, which had three victims.
Billy Midmore approached the three victims in a cul-de-sac, drew the weapon and demanded cash and property.
Billy held the imitation gun to one victim's neck saying he would shoot one of the other men if victim didn't go home and bring back cash.
Police recovered a BB gun later.
In May 2007, a robbery was his "first serious offence" and during that year he also had burglary, criminal damage, possessing a blade, motor vehicle offences.
In 2008, he was convicted of battery, two accounts of robbery, getting his first sentence of detention - four months.
Geoffrey Midmore has one minor conviction, while younger brother, Billy, has 26 convictions since 2006, for 52 offences.
Given in October, shortly after the attack, Carla Whitlock gave a statement about her ordeal to police.
At the time, she had had one operation and although she could then see through her left eye but blurry, like a smoky room, with no sight in the right one.
Daylight hurt her eyes and she said she couldn't watch television.
She described herself as "jumpy all the time".
In short she couldn't see, was frightened and her partner had to deal with everything. She felt like a prisoner in her own room, and she didn't want to see her children and have to explain her appearance.
Giving evidence at Billy Midmore's trial, Carla Whitlock said: "I felt my face was on fire.
"I tried to get help from two ladies, I couldn't see, I reached my way to the bouncer and said 'Help me'".
Ms Whitlock's condition entails "chronic discomfort" says the medical expert.
Her eye is prone to "breakdown and infection" in the future, says the doctor.
A consultant who examined Carla Whitlock said she was in "significant pain" following the attack.
There was a significant loss of sight in one eye - the cornea of the right eye had gone white and opaque.
Immediate surgery was needed, requiring a membrane graft. She was then treated for facial burns.
The long term prognosis is sight is unlikely to return in her right eye.
The brothers went on the train to stay overnight in Basingstoke.
They bought new clothes there before returning to Southampton for a short period.
They were arrested on 29 September, at an address in Gillingham in Kent, following a police appeal for information and help in tracking the pair down.
This CCTV from a train after the attack shows Billy Midmore giving a high-five, just hours after the incident in Southampton's Guildhall Square.
Brothers high-fiving after acid attack
The brothers bought the acid from Plumbase in the Millbrook area of Southampton on the day of the attack.
They went by taxi to addresses in Southampton that afternoon, before the attack in the evening.
Image source, Hampshire ConstabularyThe crown prosecutor Kerry Maylin is making her opening remarks.
She says the brothers stayed in a variety of addresses last autumn while they dealt drugs in Southampton.
Carla and her partner were clients. Th court hears it is not clear how the drug deal went wrong, but the brothers lost about £2,000.
Billy and a Carla exchanged phone calls as a result.
After the attack in Southampton's Guildhall Square, staff and customers from the Turtle Bay restaurant ran to Ms Whitlock's aid.
Guildhall Square in Southampton
Billy Midmore continues to smile as the judge makes his opening remarks.
Geoffrey Midmore is more impassive.
This is an image of the drain cleaner taken by the Midmores and shown during the trial.
Image source, Hampshire ConstabularyThe brothers bought a drain cleaner called One Shot which they described as a "face melter".
Geoffrey Midmore threw the acid in Carla Whitlock's face, leaving her blind in one eye.
The pair then went on the run.
The Midmore brothers are drug dealers from London, says the judge, while Ms Whitlock is an addict who would buy drugs from them from time-to-time.
The brothers were robbed of drugs and £2,000 and blamed Ms Whitlock for "setting them up".
Geoffrey Midmore is dressed formally in a shirt and tie. He occasionally looks down at his lap as the judge makes his opening remarks.
His younger brother. Billy, is more casually dressed in a striped shirt and smiles occasionally